Only then did Chen Qianfu realize that the emperor had already obtained evidence of his crime.
No wonder Lao Liu arrested people as soon as he arrived, and he was very precise and ruthless. It turned out that he had been targeting him for a long time.
If you continue to pretend at this time, it will just be a monkey show.
So he raised his head, looked at Lao Liu with deep eyes, and said with full aura: "In that case, why does Your Highness bother to do this? Wouldn't it be better to just send the officers to arrest the person?"
It was not surprising at all that Zhu Zhen revealed his identity to him. If Brother Qianfu didn't have this kind of ethics, he wouldn't have been able to cause such a big disturbance.
He said calmly: "Firstly, we must minimize the impact on Guozixue; secondly, only in this way can we see the true appearance of all sentient beings in Guozixue, and know which are the crops that should be protected and which are the poisonous weeds that should be eradicated.
."
"How is it? Are you satisfied with this answer?" Lao Liu asked with a smile.
"It's not bad." Chen Qianfu said: "I still don't understand. Does such a trivial matter require the dispatch of a dignified prince?"
"Do you really think this is a trivial matter?" Zhu Zhen said lightly: "If this is the case, will the dignified Qianfu Guild give up the fairy life of Xianyun Yehe to sacrifice for these five buckets of rice?"
"..." Chen Qianfu shook his head slowly and sighed: "I didn't expect that the emperor has already set his sights on us."
"Haha." Zhu Zhenxin said, actually no, I came here to do research. But the old god said on his face: "Everything is under control. We already have a list, but we still want to hear it from your own mouth, so
There is no need to scratch the beard and eyebrows, otherwise it will not hurt the Jiangnan culture."
"The Jiangnan cultural line has been cut off at the waist a long time ago!" Chen Qianfu roared with sudden emotion: "It was cut off the day Emperor Qin Qin cut Gao Qi in the waist. Do you understand?!"
"You are so excited!" Zhu Zhen slammed the table and scolded: "If you are really cut off at the waist, why are you people still jumping up and down without lying down?"
"Lie on the board..." Chen Qianfu's expression froze and he asked, "What is that?"
"Just lie down flat." Zhu Zhen coughed.
"That's a good word. Even at this old age, I want to lie down." Chen Qianfu sighed: "But he sat up in shock when he was dying of illness, and the dark wind blew the rain into the cold window. Now the imperial court not only cut off my Jiangnan cultural heritage, but also wanted to
Uprooted, the old man has no choice but to come to Beijing to seek a chance for scholars to survive."
"You mean the imperial examination?" Zhu Zhen asked calmly.
"Yes." Chen Qianfu nodded and said: "Although scholars should explore fame and fortune, since the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination has been the source of motivation for scholars. As the saying goes, 'Everything is inferior, only reading is high', 'Books have their own beauty, and books have their own beauty.
"There is a golden house in the middle", although it is a bit vulgar, it has attracted generations of scholars to study hard, hang themselves on beams and stab their buttocks, work as a farmer in the morning, and ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening."
As he spoke, he said emotionally: "This is the source of my endless Jiangnan cultural heritage."
"Absurd." Zhu Zhen snorted coldly: "Don't the students of Guozixue study hard and have nothing to hang on to?"
"With such strict rules and ubiquitous control over students, can we cultivate literati with integrity and character?" Mr. Chen Qian said with a smile, "It's just a group of well-behaved slaves. It may not be helpful to the rule of your old Zhu family.
It’s beneficial, but it’s devastating to the literary world.”
"Hahaha, it's so shameless," Zhu Zhen said in awe, "You guys are worthy of talking about character? You literati spend all day slandering the northerners who were ruled by the Yuan Dynasty. But don't you also compete to ascend to the Yuan Dynasty?
Do you want to be an official in the Yuan Dynasty because of the glory of the imperial examination? The northerners had no choice at that time, which is understandable, so you don’t have a choice either?"
"If there is another alien invasion, you will still kneel down." He chuckled and said: "As for the problem of Guozixue, it does exist. But you so-called masters of Confucian classics and famous imperial examination teachers will have no problem.
?In the past, you monopolized the number of Jinshi scholars by virtue of mastering the code of the imperial examination. This is also the source of your transcendent status.
"Now you are deliberately trying to oppose government-run schools. It is nothing more than suspending the imperial examination, cutting off your source of fame and wealth, and making the world's elite no longer need you."
"I'm not that vulgar. I said that the imperial examination is the source of cultural prosperity!" Chen Qianfu raised his voice and said: "We are trying to restore the imperial examination, only for the public interest and not for personal gain!"
"How shameless." Lao Liu also laughed angrily: "Or have you brainwashed yourselves, do you really believe this?"
"I firmly believe it." Chen Qianfu said with determination: "If the resumption of the imperial examination requires bloodshed, I will not be afraid of sacrifice."
"Sacrificing other people's lives, right?" Zhu Zhen sneered: "For example, Zhou Buji, and those students who were instigated to commit suicide by you..."
"They are all scraps that have been eliminated. They should be honored to be able to use waste and die for the reopening of the imperial examination." Chen Qianfu said matter-of-factly:
"Of course when it's time for me to sacrifice, I won't be vague."
"Then you should have taken Xiaoyao Pill last night and lie down now." Zhu Zhen teased, "instead of being interrogated here."
"Then let's wait and see." Chen Qianfu sneered and stopped confronting him.
"Okay, let's see who has the strongest will." Zhu Zhen also snorted coldly and asked someone to take his place and continue to play wheel battle with him.
He got up and left the red chamber.
Outside, Luo Guanzhong had just finished his dinner. When he saw him coming out, he quickly wiped his mouth and asked, "How is it? Are you very stubborn?"
"Yes, he is the one with firm faith," Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "But it doesn't matter, I have got what I want."
"Really?" Luo Guanzhong said happily.
"Yes." Lao Liu nodded. During this interrogation, Chen Qianfu seemed to be still resisting on a large scale, but he couldn't stand Lao Liu's sneak attack from a small area - making him personally admit their crime of instigating suicide and their attempt to replace the crown prince.
Crimes such as offering wine to students and conspiring to reinstate the imperial examination.
In Lao Liu's opinion, this is almost enough.
In fact, if you want to ask for the list of his comrades, you don't have to go to so much trouble. Once you add the official list, he is sure to vomit it all.
But the problem is, the consequences of that would be too serious - what if he betrays the entire Jiangnan literary world? Should he also uproot the Jiangnan literary world?
What if Song Lian and the Eastern Palace officials around the eldest brother are involved? Should they all be arrested? That would be a heavy blow to the prince's authority.
Zhu Zhen hoped to control the attack area within a small area, so he could not hand over a long list to the old thieves.
"It's almost enough to trace Yu Budang." Zhu Zhen sighed softly, looking at the vast night outside the door, and fell into deep thought.
ps. I'm asking for a leave. I haven't asked for leave for a long time. But I really have no choice. I went out to attend a few days of meetings. I thought I could find time to write. But I didn't expect that I kept being asked by my colleagues to drink. After drinking, my head was so dizzy that I couldn't write at all...
...The update will be uncertain in the next two days. I will write it when I have time. The time is also uncertain. I will be fine when I get back. Sorry, sorry.
