People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 302 He is coming

"It's almost time, right?" On the second floor of an ordinary restaurant in Jixian Street, Xu Chen looked at the bustling crowd below and asked Tian Shitou beside him.

Zhang Zhongjing, who was sitting next to him, said, "It will start in one hour."

Xu Chen nodded and took a sip of tea. Not far away was the Ji County Government Office, but his attention was now more focused on the many students outside the government office.

It can be seen that these students of Xuanxia Academy are holding banners in groups and shouting slogans constantly. They are quite imposing and form a sharp contrast with the crowd composed of ordinary people on the opposite side.

In comparison, the students are obviously more energetic, more confident and better organized.

The atmosphere between the students and the people was obviously a bit tense. The two sides had disputes from time to time, with one side getting red in the face and the other side swearing at each other. It was very lively with both sides arguing with each other.

The impact of this incident was greater than he had imagined. Xu Chen did not expect that Cai Wenji would have a follow-up move after publishing the article. The action of suing the officials also caught him off guard.

Having come to this point, there is no room for compromise or perfunctory attitude, and there must be a clear statement.

The first direct clash between new and old ideas was ultimately manifested in this case of a daughter suing her father.

The old concepts and ideas of the masses cannot be completely transformed through indoctrination-style education. To truly promote progress, we must inevitably experience the impact of specific events. These impacts may not be easy for the masses to accept, but they can only adapt to them.

Xu Chen did not hesitate to make this happen because he knew that the order formed in the agricultural society would definitely not match the industrial society he wanted to promote.

Women's productivity needs to be liberated, and the traditional clan-based grassroots order must be dismantled.

This is a necessary process for China to transform into an industrial civilization. Under this tremendous trend, the people can only adapt to all the changes slowly with confusion and pain.

"Zhongjing really did not disappoint me. The students are trained very well. When I see them, it's like I see the future of Xuanxia." Xu Chen smiled at Zhang Zhongjing.

Zhang Zhongjing shook his head and said, "How much credit can I have? The Prime Minister is the source of all these things. What the students absorb is the Prime Minister's thoughts. After all, it is the Prime Minister who created everything."

Xu Chen heard this but remained silent.

Zhang Zhongjing glanced at Xu Chen, then cleared his throat: "Does the Prime Minister really have to take action himself? If Your Excellency gets involved in this kind of thing, it will easily lead to a bad reputation."

Xu Chen smiled and said, "What respectable or not, since I have the greatest reputation, I naturally have to play the greatest responsibility. Changing customs and opening up minds is the foundation of a new civilization. It is not good to throw all this responsibility on weak women and students."

Zhang Zhongjing was about to speak again when he saw a commotion below, which immediately attracted his attention.

It turned out that several parties involved in the case were brought in by the yamen officials. The crowd was divided into two, with two women in the middle brought by the yamen officials. One was Cai Wenji, who was filing a lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiff, and the other was the plaintiff Wang Zhen.

Their appearance directly caused a reaction from the people, and for a while, there was a constant stream of abuse.

Fortunately, the students also reacted accordingly. When the people rushed over, they quickly rushed over and confronted the people face to face. The scene became very intense and tense.

Fortunately, this confrontation did not get out of control, as both students and the public remained quite restrained.

Xu Chen watched all this from above and felt a little helpless.

It's no wonder that the people were so fierce. The Han Dynasty's philosophy of governing the country with filial piety penetrated into every corner from top to bottom. Filial piety had become a dogmatic thing. Naturally, things like children suing their fathers had become something that the people could not tolerate.

As he was watching, Xu Chen was suddenly stunned. His eyes fell on the two women in the center of the crowd who were scolding him, and his brows furrowed.

What's going on? It seems familiar.
After muttering to himself, Xu Chen thought about it and confirmed that he had never seen Cai Wenji and did not know Wang Zhen, so he just thought he had seen it wrong and did not think about it any more.

Xu Chen could feel the surge of emotions in the crowd from a distance upstairs, and Wang Zhen, who was at the center of the incident, felt it ten times more strongly.

At this moment, she was like a small boat on the sea, drifting in the raging waves of a storm, and perhaps in the next moment the boat would capsize completely.

The huge pressure was all concentrated on Wang Zhen, which almost destroyed her.

She had summoned up her greatest courage and had made all the mental preparations, but when she was faced with the criticism from thousands of people, she felt a mixture of grievance, fear and sadness, and realized that things were much more difficult than she had imagined.

Just when she was about to lose her breath, a slender and warm hand grabbed her hand. "Don't be afraid, I will help you win this lawsuit."

Hearing the voice, Wang Zhen turned around and saw Cai Wenji's calm and confident expression.

Perhaps it was the infection of the emotion, Wang Zhen calmed down unconsciously and then nodded.

Despite the insults from outside, the two men walked into the county government office. On both sides were serious clerks, and the person in the highest position was Lu Ping, the prefect of Guangyang and the magistrate of Ji County.

"Minzu Wang Zhen and Cai Yan have met with the county magistrate."

Both of them bowed to Lu Ping, who nodded and said "No need to be polite" and pointed to the seat on the right side of the courtroom, and the two of them took their seats.

Afterwards, the yamen official brought another person. As soon as this person appeared, Wang Zhen's whole body tensed up, and when he saw Wang Zhen, his whole body exploded as if gunpowder was ignited.

He rushed forward suddenly, catching the man off guard, and even the yamen clerk was unable to keep an eye on him.

Before Wang Zhen could react, she was grabbed up by this man. What she saw was a pair of eyes filled with anger. She was very familiar with them. These were the eyes that she had seen the most since she was a child. Even the anger was exactly the same.

"How dare you, you bastard, sue me? I'm your biological father, don't you know that? I really gave birth to you in vain. If I had known this would happen, I should have strangled you to death!"

As Wang's father was speaking, he was about to slap her hard, but at this moment, something hard hit his forearm accurately. The severe pain caused him to scream, and he subconsciously let go of Wang Zhen.

The yamen officials finally reacted and rushed forward to hold Wang's father tightly.

When someone returned the gavel to Lu Ping, Lu Ping said coldly: "Ten strokes of the cane for disturbing the court!"

Upon hearing this, the clerk immediately agreed, regardless of how dissatisfied Wang's father was. He then gave Wang's father ten strong blows with the cane, and each blow made Wang's father scream in pain.

Seeing his father being punished, Wang Zhen not only did not feel distressed, but gradually felt relieved.

At this moment, she suddenly found that her fear of her father had disappeared a lot. The scene before her suddenly made her realize that she was not helpless when facing her father. At least the government could give her justice.

After the punishment was over, Wang's father was still cursing. He was almost fainted by the government and his daughter.

Lu Ping simply warned: "If you dare to defy the court again, the punishment will be doubled!"

Father Wang felt the piercing pain in his buttocks and shuddered suddenly, and finally calmed down.

At this time, Lu Ping made a gesture, and the door of the county government office opened. The people outside followed in and watched the trial from behind a wooden fence.

Lu Ping knocked the gavel, making the scene completely quiet. When everything was ready, he cleared his throat and began to speak.

"Although today's case is only a small matter, it has a huge impact. The Xuanxia court attaches great importance to this case. Not only will the common people be allowed to enter the court, but the prime minister will also come to the court to observe."

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The people's eyes widened, and the king's father Wang Zhen and Cai Wenji were also shocked.

Lu Ping added: "The Prime Minister will be here soon. During the trial, bystanders must remain quiet. The plaintiff and defendant must also abide by the procedures and must not disrupt the order!"

In fact, there was no need for Lu Ping to remind them. The people behaved themselves spontaneously. The environment, which was a little noisy just now, was now eerily quiet.

The fact that the prime minister came in person showed that the court attached great importance to the case. Many people also realized that this case seemed to be more serious than they thought.

This case is indeed of great significance, and the beginning of the reform of public thought will begin from here.

No one understands this meaning better than Xu Chen, so he came today.

The students' strength is too weak, and Wang Zhen and Cai Wenji are too weak, so I need to stand up and protect them from the storm.

Following a steady sound of footsteps, the young prime minister walked in from the main entrance of the court. The people on both sides spontaneously made way for him, then knelt down in unison, shouting "Heavenly Master", "Saint", "Prime Minister" and so on.

(End of this chapter)