"It's Han Du, the traitor. Come on, everyone, we can't let him escape!"
I don't know who yelled, and the supervisors opened fire one after another. Soon they rushed in front of Han Du and blocked the door of the Zhenguo Duke's mansion.
"Stop! You will die if you trespass on the important land of the Zhenguo Palace!"
The guards immediately gathered and stood in front of Han Du, raising their swords on guard.
Facing the gleaming steel knife, the hair on Jiansheng's body suddenly stood up.
Timid but calm, he pointed at Han Du and shouted, "Han Du, you are a national thief. You killed the cabinet bachelor for no crime. If you have the ability, you will kill us all today!"
"You Qiu Ba, get out of here, we all have fame, how dare you kill us?"
"Yes, we all use our fame, so we don't need to be afraid of these Qiu Ba!"
With that said, everyone began to press forward tentatively step by step.
These sergeants really did not dare to kill these prison students rashly. Of course, if they received the order from the Duke of Zhenguo, that would be a different matter.
But now that the Duke of Zhen had not given the order, they had to retreat slowly in the face of the approaching prison students.
Otherwise, the steel knife in his hand will cut into the neck of the supervisor opposite him. Once blood is seen, it will be even more difficult to end the matter.
"boom!"
The sudden sound frightened all the supervisors so much that their necks suddenly shrank, and their whole bodies wanted to curl up.
Han Du raised his revolver and fired a shot into the air, looking at the supervisor coldly, "What do you want to do if you break into my mansion without permission? Do you want to rebel?"
The supervisors were suddenly frightened, but they quickly recovered.
"Han Du, you are a national thief, if you can, kill us all!"
Han Du frowned. It was indeed impossible for him to kill all these people, even if they rushed into his mansion.
Since force cannot solve the problem, we can only use literature.
Han Du put away his revolver and was about to explain it to the supervisors when a large group of people appeared at the street entrance on the right.
The scholar wearing a vermilion court robe was followed by a scholar wearing a blue gown.
Mr. Jin walked at the front and came to Han Du and bowed his hands, "Your Majesty, the Vice-President, I was so late that I frightened you."
Han Du nodded slightly.
Mr. Jin turned around and waved his arms, and all the academy gentlemen and students stood in front of Han Du.
The supervisor felt bad when he saw it, and asked sternly, "You guys, how dare you protect Han Du, a national traitor?"
An academician stepped forward, it was Zeng Qi, and shouted, "If you dare to insult my teacher, you are seeking death!"
The king of heaven and earth is a teacher. In the Ming Dynasty, insulting other people's teachers will have the same serious consequences as insulting other people's parents. This is a hatred that will never end.
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In fact, the consequences of insulting the teacher are even more serious.
"You, you are so indifferent to right from wrong, do you still have the righteousness of a scholar in your heart?"
Zeng Qi smiled coldly, "Qi Tai was so heartbroken that he intercepted grain and grass at the border, causing the Jiayuguan Pass to be breached. If I, Mr. Han, hadn't fought bloody battles for thousands of miles in the hinterland of Timur's empire and arrived at the gates of Samarkand, forcing Timur to withdraw his troops and come back for reinforcements. I'm afraid.
Now the whole Guanzhong has been in constant war and is in ruins."
"You are so blind that you can't see Mr. Han's achievements. Instead, you sympathize with Qitai. We are simply ashamed to associate with you!"
"Shame on you and others"
The academicians shouted in unison, so shocked that the Imperial College students couldn't help but take a step back.
Han Du suddenly felt happy. It turned out that he was no longer alone. The academy had grown up, and some people were looking out for him.
"You, you are in the capital, how do you know what Han Du is doing overseas? It's not Han Du who instigated you, right?"
Zeng Qi laughed loudly and pointed towards the left gate of Chang'an, "The emperor posted a notice at Longmen today announcing Qi Tai's crimes and the achievements of Duke Zhenguo. You are short-sighted and ignorant, but you want to slander others."
The prison guards were restrained by Zeng Qi, and they were hesitant and didn't know what to do.
Seeing that the supervisors were still surrounding the place, Zeng Qi sneered, "What? If you don't disperse quickly, what else do you want to do?"
"Zeng Qi, don't be too domineering."
Zeng Qi looked at this man and snorted coldly, "In comparison, none of you combined are my opponent. In terms of force, we can beat you ten times. Why can't I be overbearing? Is it just because you are weak?"
"You bully others too much. Who do you call weak?"
"That's you, don't you agree? Do you want to compete?" Zeng Qi said, while rolling up his sleeves and waving his fists.
When the scholars of the academy first came in, they might have been hit by the wind. But after several years of hard work, not to mention all of them were strong men. At least they still had the strength of an adult man.
Facing the incompetent supervisor, Tyson would hit the child and beat him violently!
Obviously, these supervisors have long heard of the reputation of the academy's scholars, and no one would foolishly rush up to fight with Zeng Qi.
After a while, Zeng Qi became very impatient and said angrily, "If you don't want to be beaten, then get out!"
"roll!!!"
The prison guards trembled all over and couldn't help but retreat again and again. By the time they stood still, they had retreated to the middle of the street and looked at each other.
At one glance, he no longer had the shame to stay here and left quickly and dejectedly.
The people who were watching around did not take it too seriously to see the excitement, and burst out laughing when they saw the prisoner fleeing.
The prison guard was even more humiliated, wishing he could grow four legs and run away.
Han Du walked down the stone steps step by step, smiling and handing over to Mr. Jin, "Thank you, Mr. Jin, for coming to the rescue."
Mr. Jin quickly replied, "You are the vice president of the academy. If they target you, they are targeting the academy. Why are you so polite?"
Han Du originally wanted to say thank you to all the teachers and students, but they beat him to it.
"If you have something to do, I'll do my best, Master Han. You don't have to be polite!"
"Okay, once things are done here, I will hold a banquet in the house to reward you all."
"Han Du, this bitch, how can he be so lucky?" Yan Zhen heard the news and wanted to smash the tea cup.
Chen Di lowered his head and pondered, shaking his head vigorously, "No, this is not luck at all. It's that Han Du's foundation has been established, and we can't shake it at all."
Han Du now has the protection of the emperor and the support of the academy. How can they, the old people who have resigned, fight Han Du?
"Then what should we do? Do we really have to resign and go back to our hometown to retire?" Bao Zhao said very unwillingly.
No matter what others think, he doesn't want to return to his hometown to retire. He worked hard for so many years and finally passed the Jinshi examination. After that, he endured humiliation in front of the late emperor and lived a life with his tail between his legs. He finally got the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice. Now he wants to
He returns to his hometown to retire?
Then what was the purpose of all the sacrifices and humiliations he had made in the past decades? Just to return to his hometown in despair at this moment?
Chen Di glanced at Bao Zhao indifferently, "What can we do if we are not willing to give in? We have already resigned in public at Fengtian Palace, and the emperor also agreed. Can we still regret it?"
"But" Bao Zhao wanted to say, he resigned because he was bewitched by Chen Di.
If he hadn't promised himself that the emperor would never agree, why would he resign with them? After the emperor agreed, he was already in a difficult position and had to resign.
Seeing Bao Zhao's face full of resentment, Chen Di said with a confident attitude, "Don't worry, I won't harm you."
Bao Zhao no longer believed Chen Di's lies, and said in a cold tone, "One day ago I was a dignified cabinet scholar and minister of the Ministry of War, but now I am an ordinary citizen. Is this because you are good to me?"
Facing Bao Zhao's cynicism, Chen Di's eyes burned with excitement, and he whispered to Bao Zhao.
Many days later, Zhu Biao personally issued an order to appoint Jinshi to the academy.
The first ones to bear the brunt are Yang Zirong and Yang Pu.
people.
"Worship Yang Zirong, Imperial Minister, Minister of Civil Service"
"Worship Yang Pu, Imperial Minister, Minister of Rites"
Both of them rose from the rank of Grand Master to the rank of Third-rank Minister, which can be said to be a meteoric rise to the top. Not only that, there is no other Minister in either the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Rites, not even the Minister. Do you think it is strange?
As the newly appointed officials gradually began to perform their duties, the court slowly returned to normal operations. And the turmoil gradually calmed down.
Next, Zhu Biao took care of Lan Yu's future.
Zhu Biao issued an edict to confer Lan Yu the title of King Zhongyong and bury him with royal honors.
At the same time, Chen Di and others saw that there was no hope of returning to the court, so they even gave up their houses in the capital, sold them directly for money, and returned to their hometown to retire.
When Han Du took over the cabinet again, the first thing he did was to send people to sneak into Timur's empire to find out the news.
One day, Han Du took a memorial and asked to see Zhu Biao.
After saluting, Zhu Biao motioned Han Du to sit down, "What's wrong? Are you still free to come see me today?"
The Ming Dynasty was completely defeated in the Battle of Jiayuguan, and the merits and pensions of so many soldiers had to be counted one by one. Han Du had been busy with this matter during this period, and he had no free time at all.
"I've got half a day to spare." Han Du sat down with a smile.
Zhu Biao was stunned and asked strangely, "What? Do you want to live the life of a hermit monk at a young age?"
"If it is possible, I would like it." Han Du nodded seriously.
Zhu Biao was silent for a moment, then asked, "I want to see you today. What can I do for you?"
The smile on Han Du's face faded, he took out the report and solemnly said, "Timur is dead!"
"Timur is dead?" Zhu Biao's eyes widened, and his whole body couldn't help but tense up. He quickly asked, "How did he die? When did it happen?"
"Timur died at Jiayuguan." Han Du sighed slightly, full of melancholy. "After conquering Jiayuguan, he died of joy and sorrow. He can be regarded as dying together with King Zhongyong!"
Zhu Biao never thought that Timur, who he had regarded as a close friend since the Jiayuguan Pass was broken, would die in Jiayuguan Pass. "It seems that my reward for my uncle is too light."
Being able to fight to the death of a leader of a country like Timur, even if the Jiayuguan Pass is broken, would be an unparalleled achievement!
Han Du continued, "Since Timur's death, his four sons have begun to compete for the position of Khan. Timur's empire has now fallen into a melee and is no longer able to conquer the enemy."
"This is their willingness to enter the border because they are unable to do so, rather than returning to support Samarkand as I originally thought."