The First Family of the Tang Dynasty Chapter 2480 A group of angry and incompetent civil servants who were misunderstood by their colleagues (three thousand words)
Chapter 2480 A group of angry and incompetent civil servants who were misunderstood by their colleagues (three thousand words)
Think about it, students from the Cheng University run by Cheng Sanlang have also been commended by His Majesty.
When they graduate, they can be admitted into official positions and serve the country.
In the Imperial College, the students read the newspapers excitedly and discussed intensely.
They all feel that it was Kong Jijiu and others who finally changed their ways and began to understand that we young people are also the pillars of the country.
There were even many students who didn't know the news at first, so they simply took advantage of the recess to rush out of school to buy some fun.
After all, if you want to join a circle, everyone else has seen it, and you have the capital to talk about it, but you haven't seen it, wouldn't it be easy to lose your right to speak?
Not to mention the chaos in the Imperial College, many officials such as Xu Shilang and Xiao Sheren were also harassed to a greater or lesser extent by their colleagues.
Either it was yin and yang, or it was cynicism. After all, the civil servant circle of the Tang Dynasty had always been at odds with the Wuchen Group, which was composed of a group of vulgar warriors.
Especially the number one bully in the court, Cheng Yaojin, whose reputation in the civil service group is absolutely MAXIMUM in hatred.
His own son, Cheng Sanlang, the most handsome member of the old Cheng family, already had the potential to be better than his master.
He has become the most hated person among the younger generation in the eyes of the civil service group.
He is such a person, and in the past, you were the least willing to mention him.
Even if he mentions it once, he will spit twice to express his heartfelt disgust.
As a result, with a twist of his butt, Tian unexpectedly sang praises and flattered the Cheng family despite being protected.
Aren’t you ashamed of your double-sided behavior?
Don’t you feel sorry for the vast number of colleagues who share the same enemy with you because you made a bet with the Cheng family?
Faced with the weirdness of his colleagues, Xu Shilang couldn't control his emotions, so he changed his face and stood up as soon as he slapped the case.
"What do you mean? Are I like that? We were clearly framed by that thief Cheng Sanlang. Can't you even see this?"
"Shilang Xu, do you know that Kong Jijiu of the Imperial College has admitted in front of all the officials of the Imperial College that those articles were written by him."
"Our Confucius Jijiu is a Confucian master who is famous all over the world. His character is a model for scholars. He never talks nonsense."
"After he confessed, he saw a group of Imperial College officials leaving angrily, and soon after he vomited blood and fell into a coma with regret."
Hearing what the colleague in front of him said, Xu Shilang turned pale with anger and trembled all over, but he felt that he couldn't speak clearly even with his long mouth.
"Why, it seems I was right..."
"Shilang Xu, it's not that we are willing to say this, but I really didn't expect that you, who had always said that you would be at odds with the Cheng family, would actually..."
"Get out! Get out of here, all of you! Get out! Go!"
"Chengchengcheng, let's go and say goodbye!"
"We're not happy to come here yet, haha..."
"That's right, such a hypocritical person really makes me feel cold."
"Yes, you must be careful when making friends in the future, otherwise..."
"Oh, I didn't expect that the thick-browed and big-eyed Minister Xu would actually join the Cheng family and commit suicide..."
Xu Shilang stood blankly in the room, listening to the comments full of disgust and contempt, feeling so aggrieved that his whole body was about to burst.
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"Xiao She was so angry that she fainted."
"Haha... Who knows if he is really unconscious, or if he is pretending to be unconscious to avoid accusations from us."
"I am suspicious that they may have actually received His Majesty's instructions to put on a show in front of all the civil and military officials."
"In this way, they can publish the newspapers and publicize the achievements of those dandy boys."
"Hey, I think your speculation is quite reasonable. In all likelihood, Xiao Sheren and the others will disregard their own personality and persistence in order to gain His Majesty's favor."
"Haha, throughout the ages, there have always been such and such treacherous villains."
"Yes, it can only mean that they are hiding too deeply. If it weren't for this horse breed improvement and His Majesty had to stand up as the arbiter, I'm afraid they wouldn't be exposed."
All in all, the colleagues around Kong Yingda, Xu Shilang, Xiao Sheren and other seven officials all expressed their disdain and disdain for the gang's shameless behavior of singing praises for Cheng Sanlang and other dandies.
However, when they want to defend themselves, someone will always come out and make false claims. Seeing that Kong Jijiu, a Confucian master with excellent moral character, has already admitted that the article was written by him.
And because of this, he felt so guilty that he vomited blood and fell unconscious, which is enough to prove that this is the fact.
The two of you are secretive and careless about him, which is simply disappointing.
Fortunately, we regard you as family members, but you actually cheated on us by secretly prodding us.
The strong sense of betrayal made those colleagues enjoy a soft violence against these civil servants who left signed articles in the "Luoyang Xunbao".
With heavy steps, Mr. Xu returned to the publican and sat down, his face full of disbelief.
What is going on in this world? No matter how many times it is, I could never have imagined that a newspaper like "Luoyang Xunbao" would be so despicable and shameless.
He actually maliciously tampered with his own signed articles, and also collectively tampered with everyone else's signed articles.
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""Luoyang Xunbao"... Huh? There are still small prints here..."
The elderly Xu Shilang didn't have good eyesight, so he simply picked up the newspaper, went outside, looked at it carefully in the sunshine, and finally saw clearly the small print at the end of the article.
The copy editor was an old man, Tiancan, and the proofreader was a layman. In an instant, Xu Shilang's expression became confused.
...No, he remembered that the special pen names that Cheng Sanlang and His Highness King Wu used in the newspapers were either Chang'an Pan An or Shandong Song Yu.
And with the shamelessness and temperament of those two people, if they did it, they would definitely not be cowardly.
Therefore, this Tiancan old man and the Dique layman must have been instructed by Cheng Sanlang to imitate his own writing habits and concoct such a shameless article.
Thinking of this, Xu Shilang, who felt that he had been wronged, suddenly felt that he had the inspiration to find the real murderer.
At this time, the confidant who was sent out to inquire about the situation rushed back and told Xu Shilang a piece of news.
That is, Kong Yingda was so angry that he vomited blood and fell into a coma. After receiving first aid, he was out of danger and is now back in his mansion recuperating.
At this moment, Xu Shilang, who was no longer in the mood to continue working, thought for a moment, turned back inside, picked up the newspaper placed on the public case, and left straight away.
When Minister Xu's carriage stopped in front of Kong Yingda's house, he couldn't wait to lift the curtain.
Then, he saw the pale-faced Xiao Sheren being supported by someone and walking up the steps in a very frustrated manner.
"Xiao Sheren, stay!" Xu Shilang shouted quickly, quickly got out of the carriage and walked forward to greet him.
Looking at this colleague and friend who has lost all his energy and spirit today, he looks as depressed as a plague chicken.
He reacted instantly to this impatient friend, who was probably already pissed off by his colleagues around him.
Xiao Sheren saw Xu Shilang walking up to him, with a very ugly smile on his face.
"Shilang Xu, you are here too. It just so happens that we can go in together to visit Mr. Kong and ask him why he has to admit that the article was written by himself."
"Xiao was in the Yamen today and was almost angered to death by his colleagues."
"They are simply confused. Xiao and Cheng Yaojin have always been at odds with each other. How could they collude with the Cheng family?"
"Okay, Xiao Sheren, don't worry, what about Xu?"
"Let's go and visit Mr. Kong. I hope Mr. Kong is okay."
The two of them whispered while walking quickly towards the depths of Kong's mansion. In a short time, they arrived at the study room in Kong's mansion.
At this moment, Kong Yingda, with a white cloth covering his head, was lazily sitting on the couch, looking at the beams with dull eyes.
I don’t know if I was studying the height and wondering whether it would be at least three feet of white silk or ten feet of white silk enough to hang myself.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Kong Yingda reluctantly turned his head and looked at the study door, where he saw Minister Xu and Xiao Sheren leaving hand in hand.
Seeing the two of them, Kong Yingda reluctantly raised the corners of his lips and motioned to his confidants to help him up.
"Could it be that you two are also here to ask me for punishment?"
Xiao Sheren subconsciously wanted to nod, but finally controlled it, but there was still a strong sense of resentment in his words.
"Mr. Kong, how dare Mr. Xiao raise an army to investigate the crime? I just don't know why, Mr. Kong, you insisted on agreeing. The article in the "Luoyang Xun Bao" was written by you?"
Xu Shilang couldn't help but follow suit and started complaining mode.
"Exactly, Mr. Kong, after you agreed like this, it made us all very passive."
"Even if we explain it repeatedly to those colleagues, those colleagues don't listen at all, and even question our character."
"..." After hearing the complaints of these two people, Kong Yingda felt a wave of annoyance in his heart, and his body swayed, but the person beside him quickly helped him.
After another period of confusion, Kong Yingda opened his eyes again.
At this moment, not only Xu Shilang and Xiao Sheren were in the room, but also several other colleagues who had signed articles in the "Luoyang Xunbao" were also gathered here.
Although no one spoke, their eyes were full of worry and dissatisfaction.
Kong Yingda's face was full of desolation and helplessness, and he forced himself to squeeze out an ugly smile.
"I know you are wondering why I took the initiative to admit it. If I told you that it was a misunderstanding, would you believe it?"
Xiao Sheren, who was also so angry that he passed out, came over and wanted to question Kong Yingda about what he meant, couldn't help but said.
"Mr. Kong, what you mean is that those officials in the Imperial Academy misunderstood what Mr. Kong said."
"In that case, why doesn't Mr. Kong explain clearly directly?"