Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 318: Overcoming the rain and changing the clouds, adding fuel to the fire and taking advantage of the situation
After sending Xin Jing and others away, Ma Ji first came to apologize to Zong Zimei. When he tried to test his words, he was sure that what happened today was indeed caused by Prince Rui, and that Zong Zimei suffered a lot of disaster because of himself.

What Zong Zimei cares about is not this matter but Bandang's identity.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Dian Dang walked out with the five fox demons, one large, four small and five, and said with a smile: "Master, don't be so embarrassed. Mr. Ma should have known my identity for a long time, and he I have a little fox demon by my side, so I naturally don’t mind my concubine’s identity.”

Ma Ji hurriedly waved his hand and said: "This is not nonsense, Jiao Na is my disciple..."

Dian Dang curled his lips and said, "Young Master Ma is not as straightforward as my husband-in-law. Even a blind person can see how that girl Jiao Na feels about you, but you are so hypocritical all the time!"

Ma Ji was speechless and his face turned red.

Seeing his embarrassment, Tang Heng hurriedly scolded: "Dian Dang, don't talk nonsense. I won't take you juniors away and put them in a safe place."

Dian Dang had always been submissive in front of Tang Heng's principal wife, so he obediently agreed: "I obey."

Then he took the five fox demons and went back.

Zongzi asked Ma Ji to come back to the flower hall and sit down. He was not a fool. On the contrary, he was very intelligent and thoughtful. Now he carefully recalled what he had just done and found some unusual things in it. So he asked Ma Ji: "Has the Dragon Matchmaker discovered that just now?" The first group of people certainly had evil intentions, but the later groups of people also seemed to have come prepared? "

Li Hui was furious and ordered that all those involved in the case, including Tan Shaoxiong, Jiao Jian, Wu Kexie, etc., be beheaded and abandoned in the market. Li Mei was placed under strict control by the King of Rui, Li Xun, and ordered to confine himself to reflect on his mistakes.

There is also news that Li Hui originally wanted to punish Li Mei severely, but King Rui moved out and the Queen Mother repeatedly forced him. Li Hui, out of filial piety, had no choice but to treat Li Mei lightly and painlessly.

Li Mei, the eldest son of King Rui, wanted to marry Queen Heng of Pinglubo Wang Lie, but Wang Heng was already in love with Ma Ji, a talented man from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Sure enough, within a few days, a piece of news spread wildly in the capital.

But the matter did not end there. Dong Mo'an was a Qingliu official, and Ma Ji was rushing to take the exam. They were persecuted by Prince Rui. The former lost his family's life, while the latter was almost unjustly wronged. As a result, he was the culprit behind the scenes. Prince Rui doesn't have to pay any price. This is simply putting the faces of scholars in the world on the ground and trampling them wantonly.

Xin Jing reported the matter to Long'an Emperor Li Hui.

Fortunately, Xin Jing, the commander of the Xiuyi Guards, discovered the plot in time and took down Tan Shaoxiong, Jiao Jian, Wu Kexie and others, and restored Ma Ji's innocence.

Zong Zimei was stunned when she heard the news. She felt that if this was the "explanation" that Commander Xin meant, her small body would never be able to bear it.

As a result, students from the Imperial College and scholars from all over the country spontaneously gathered outside the Meridian Gate for a sit-in to express their dissatisfaction with the outcome of the court's decision.

Ma Ji nodded and sighed: "I'm afraid I will be used as a chess piece this time. Commander Xin, didn't you tell me? I will explain this matter to you Zimei later. I believe it will be done soon." There are results.”

Li Mei failed to court and was deeply jealous of Ma Ji, so he bribed Tan Shaoxiong, the envoy of the Xiuyi Guard, Taoist priest Jiao Jian, and Wu Kexie of Qianhu, and brutally killed more than 20 members of Dong Mo'an's family, intending to blame Ma Ji. Incrimination.

In the court hall, a group of Qingliu officials headed by Gu Yong wrote letters one after another, impeaching Prince Rui with fierce words and demanding that Li Hui issue a new decree to severely punish him.

Li Hui was reluctant to disobey the Queen Mother's orders, but was unable to remonstrate with the officials, so he had to temporarily hide in the harem.

Since Ma Ji knew that he had become a chess piece, he simply maximized the value of being a chess piece. On the one hand, he took the opportunity to accumulate reputation for himself, and on the other hand, he completely nailed Li Mei, who coveted his wife. When he came to the Meridian Gate, he solemnly thanked these scholars and said that he would advance and retreat with them, not for personal grudges, but to uphold the character of a scholar, extend justice to the world, return justice to the dead, be indomitable, and never regret it after nine deaths. .

Later, he wrote an eight-sentence essay in front of everyone to express his feelings.

Its text says:
Confucius said that it is benevolence, and Mencius said that it is to obtain righteousness. But the righteousness is exhausted, so benevolence is the best.

Reading the books of saints and sages, what have you learned? Now and in the future, you will feel nothing to be ashamed of.

This article was as straight as a great bell, and it reverberated in the hearts of more than a thousand scholars present. It was so shocking that they opened their hearts and their blood boiled. They did not need anyone to guide them, so they recited this article in unison over and over again, which was later called "Eight Sentences of the Dragon Matchmaker". "The short article "The thunderous voice shook the imperial city, and the energy surged like a mountain into the sky.

When the sound of the scholars reciting short essays reached the harem and reached Li Hui's ears, he stood up and slapped the table with undisguised admiration on his face and said with a smile: "What a Ma Ji, this hand is really adding fuel to the flames." sharp!"

Cao Jirong on the side smiled apologetically and said: "This Ma Ji is both civil and military, and his scheming skills are so powerful. The best thing is to interact with His Highness. He will definitely become His Highness's most powerful help in the future."

Li Hui smiled and said: "Not only Ma Ji, but also Wang Shixiu and Ning Caichen are all outstanding figures in the world, but they all gathered around my emperor. It can be seen that the meeting between wind, tiger, cloud and dragon has been determined for a long time!"

"Your Majesty has seen thousands of miles!"

Cao Jirong nodded repeatedly and praised.

Li Hui suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Ma Ji's eight-sentence essay is shocking and enlightening. It is foreseeable that it will be passed down to future generations. Now even the Queen Mother does not dare to take the risk of leaving an eternal stigma with the eight-sentence essay and continue to protect Li I have prepared a plan for dealing with him, and I can lead the five hundred embroidered guards to Prince Rui's mansion to read it out."

Speaking of this, Senhan's murderous intent appeared in his eyes: "That matter back then was inseparable from Lao Shi, and now his son wants to harm my son again... Hey, I hope he can openly resist the decree this time !”

After Cao Jirong left with the decree, Li Hui returned to the court and announced to the civil and military officials that he obeyed God's will and obeyed the people's will. He had sent people to Prince Rui's palace to deliver the decree, and ordered Li Mei, the eldest son of Prince Rui, to commit suicide. Prince Li Xun of Rui did not teach his son. Yan, demoted to the county king.

When all the officials heard this, Gu Yong's faction immediately shouted His Majesty's wisdom. Although the other factions had their own thoughts, they could only echo the words at this moment.

Li Hui sent people outside the Meridian Gate to inform the scholars of the decision.

Ma Ji praised in his heart that "the emperor's methods can change the clouds and rains", and took the lead in thanking the palace, shouting "Long live!"

All the scholars then thanked him and shouted "Long live!".

A moment later, news came from Prince Rui's Mansion that Prince Rui, Li Xun, had accepted the order and poured a glass of poisonous wine into the mouth of Li Mei, who refused to commit suicide, and watched with his own eyes as he took his last breath in his arms.

Ma Ji knew that from then on, he would become one of Li Xun's must-kill targets.

But from the moment the other party proposed to marry Wang Heng on behalf of his son, the two parties were already in the same situation and there was no room for change. From now on, it was just about who could have the last laugh.

(End of this chapter)