When Li Deshan heard these words, his expression immediately changed. This Li Deshan also read poetry and books. Although he was a eunuch, the eunuchs in this dynasty had great power, so these people were all literate and read since they were young.
There are Jinshi professors in the palace, so when it comes to Confucius and Mencius, he is no worse than those scholars.
Now Zhang Wei, the director of the Imperial College, obviously did not take him seriously when he spoke like this.
It should be said that besides liking money, these eunuchs are most sensitive to their own faces. Now that Zhang Wei is slapping him in the face in front of so many people, how can Li Deshan tolerate it?
"Hmph, okay, in that case, I will let you know what it means to be the master of heaven and earth. The king and his ministers are like father and son."
After Li Deshan said these words, he shouted to the four weeks of soldiers, "Come here, take down all these traitors."
Li Deshan gave orders this time, and countless soldiers from all around came together, surrounding Zhang Wei and these imperial students.
There was no fear on Zhang Wei's face, he could only look up to the sky and laugh, "Hahaha, our country has been raising scholars for nearly a hundred years, and today is the time for us to repay you with death."
After saying this, not only did he not run away, but he put his hands behind his back and waited for the soldiers to come and take him.
But other college students did not have such great ability. When these people saw the soldiers swarming over, they were all trembling with fear and their faces turned pale.
However, there were also a few students who were brave. They came to Zhang Wei's side and protected him in the middle, hoping to fight to the death with the soldiers who came over.
But the difference in strength is really huge. They are the only ones who have no strength to tie a chicken. They are no match for these wolf-like and tiger-like soldiers. They were all knocked to the ground in one fell swoop and each one was tied up tightly.
Even Zhang Wei was kicked to the ground by a young man who was a soldier, and then tied up with five-flowered buns.
Zhang Wei was already bruised and swollen at this time. Although he was tied up, he still shouted: "I am the Secretary of the Imperial College. Without the emperor's will, who dares to take me?"
Li Deshan looked at him with an unkind expression, and then sneered: "A big-ass official from the Imperial College dares to roar here. Someone will send him to the sky prison to wait for the prime minister to be punished."
After Li Deshan gave his instructions, these soldiers immediately dragged these hundreds of people towards the prison.
These frail scholars were dragged along the streets like dead dogs by the soldiers, and they were all crying loudly. It was so miserable.
However, those imperial students who had originally escaped did not go far. When they saw this situation in the street corners and alleys, they not only did not sympathize with these imperial students, but instead felt happy in their hearts.
Fortunately, people like me can move quickly, otherwise, they would be arrested and imprisoned in the sky prison, and then their achievements would be over from now on.
At the same time, some people laughed at these scholars as they were a bit silly. Can an egg hit a stone? Just follow them to show your dignity and show your integrity. Are you really trying your best?
And along the way, when the common people saw this scene, they also pointed their fingers and laughed at these scholars for not overestimating their abilities.
There are also some people who, when they see this situation, are not very sad. These scholars in the Imperial College are also the proud ones of heaven. If they make a mistake, they will be dragged on the street like prisoners.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Li Deshan turned around and said to the general guarding the Meridian Gate: "We are an important part of the palace. If anyone feels guilty in the future, they will be beaten out directly. If they rush into the palace gate, they will be punished as treason and not be killed."
After Li Deshan finished explaining, he entered the palace again with the eunuchs around him, and went straight to the Yangxin Hall to report to Jia Ke.
Li Deshan was here to deal with the affairs of the Imperial College students, but there were many eyes watching nearby.
One of them was wearing a commoner's coarse cloth and looked very honest, but his sharp eyes could see everything clearly.
This man watched the elite soldiers disperse all the scholars, and the remaining dozens of stubborn ones were also tied up and arrested. Only then did he let out a long breath. Sure enough, it was their prince's clever plan, otherwise, if he had
If you fall into it, you will not be able to avoid jail today.
But the matter was over, this man turned around and came to an alley, where a small sedan was parked. The man got on the sedan, and immediately a sedan bearer carried him and disappeared on the street.
After a while, they stopped at the back door of a high-walled courtyard. The bearer knocked on the door, and the back door was opened immediately.
The small sedan chair was carried directly into the courtyard. As soon as the middle-aged man got off the sedan chair, a eunuch-like man came over to give him a thousand dollars, "Master Wang, I'm here to give you a gift."
The middle-aged man asked Eunuch Zhao to get up with nothing, and then asked: "Has the prince gotten up?"
"Replying to your lord, the prince has already had lunch and ordered me to wait for you here."
"Take me to see the prince."
So Eunuch Zhao led the way, and the middle-aged man followed behind. He walked around and arrived at a beautifully decorated study room.
When they came to the door of the study, the little eunuch who was guarding the door saw the two of them coming and quickly went up to salute them: "I have seen the chief steward and Lord Wang."
The eunuch's words alerted the nobleman in the room, "Is it Hongxuan back?"
After Wang Hongxuan listened to the noble man's question, he quickly agreed outside the house, and then went in without waiting for the eunuchs to open the door first.
Wang Hongxuan entered the study room and saw a young man with a serious expression sitting inside.
When Wang Hongxuan saw this young man, he quickly went up and saluted, "I, Wang Hongxuan, have met the prince."
It turns out that this young man is actually King Shun.
Seeing Wang Hongxuan salute, King Gongshun raised his hand and said: "No need to be polite, just take a seat quickly."
Wang Hongxuan then sat down aside. The respectful king saw Wang Hongxuan sitting down and asked, "I wonder what the situation is like outside my door?"
"The prince already suspected that Jia Ke was not merciful. Zhang Wei has already been taken down and questioned."
King Gongshun was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "This is also expected. After you go back, tell our people not to act rashly. Now that Jia Ke is in power, we don't need to fight him head-on. Let's see if we can do it in the future."
Find an opportunity to give him a fatal blow."
Wang Hongxuan could only nod his head after hearing this, and then said helplessly: "We are not strong enough now, so we can only cause this little trouble to Jia Ke."
Unexpectedly, King Gongshun smiled and shook his head, "This is no small trouble. Those scholars in the Imperial Academy are not from aristocratic families. As long as the people behind them are dissatisfied with Jia Ke, it will not be easy for Jia Ke to rule the world.
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After hearing Gong Shunmeng's words, Wang Hongxuan suddenly realized that it turned out that King Gongshun planned this matter not to do anything to Jia Ke, but to make Jia Ke and the world's aristocratic families antagonize each other.
"It's the prince's clever plan. How can that young boy Jia Ke be the prince's opponent?"
King Gongshun shook his head after hearing this, then smiled and said nothing.
Besides, Jia Ke was at the military aircraft office at this time, discussing with several other military ministers the issue of floods in the south and drought in the north.
These two matters have always been the top priority this year. When the emperor was in power, he did not handle them properly and only suppressed them temporarily. Now that Jia Ke is in charge of the government, he insists on handling these matters properly, otherwise next year
But it’s hard to say.
"My lords, the flooding in the south has been going on for a while, and winter is about to begin. Everyone should have a plan. Otherwise, if the trouble continues, there will be something wrong."
At this time, Sun Yan, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department and the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, came out of the shift first and said with his hands in his hands: "My lord, my subordinates have already thought about this matter. Now Tian Ye is doing well in the south. Some time ago, he allocated some grain.
I hope he can spend this year safely. When spring comes next year, food from all over the country will be delivered. If he is given some seeds, the prosperity of the south will soon be restored."
Fan Kang, who took over as the Minister of Rites, also came out to agree and said: "Master Sun said it well. I also heard that the big merchants in Huizhou have also purchased grain from the south and started to distribute grain. This can greatly reduce the number of people in the imperial court."
burden."
Jia Ke knew that Hui merchants were one of the three largest business gangs in the world. They were very wealthy and powerful. Now that they had taken action, they would definitely not cause too much fluctuation in their hometown.
Then the next step is Shaanxi. Shaanxi is not like the Lianghuai region with the support of Huizhou merchants. It is no longer like the rich and wild land in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Now it is a land of high loess and poverty.
"Since the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River must be peaceful, what are you going to do about the matter in Shaanxi?"
Everyone looked at each other now, and they also had some headaches about Shaanxi.
Finally, Zhang Chaoxin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and said, "My lord, this year's workload has been determined to have two lakes and Sichuan, and the food supply can handle it. By next year, I am afraid that I will really have to open the internal treasury for relief, as my lord mentioned some time ago.
We are offering sacrifices to the victims of the disaster.”
Jia Ke thought for a moment, and the inner treasury he opened was also the emperor's inner treasury. He did not suffer any loss at all, and since the emperor was now imprisoned by him, he had to spend all the treasures in the inner treasury.
The emperor lacks these external possessions and has no money to spend around, so he can temporarily save his life.
Alas, at this time, he still thinks about the emperor, which is so kind. Jia Ke also begins to feel that he is not so bad after all.
Now that he had made up his mind, Jia Ke said to the following: "What do you think of Zhang Chaoxin's idea?"
As the foreman of the military aircraft, Sun Yan naturally had to express his position first, "My subordinates agree with Mr. Zhang. As long as there is Yingzheng, there will be more food in the south of the Yangtze River and it will be transported to the north. Talking about it will not quell the complaints of the people."
Others also thought this method was good, so they agreed together.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Jia Ke said, "In that case, let's issue a document to reassure the governor of Shaanxi, otherwise he may be restless."
At this time, Old Meng Ming, who had been silent for a long time, spoke, "To the Prime Minister, please send a message to the two lakes and Sichuan, asking them to transport the autumn grain as soon as it comes, otherwise there will be trouble in Shaanxi."
Jia Ke nodded, and then said to Sun Yan: "You should do this quickly, don't delay."
After hearing this, Sun Yan nodded quickly, "Don't worry, my lord, I will send a message soon, ordering Babaili to send it as soon as possible."
While they were discussing, Li Deshan came in from the outside, gently leaned against the wall and slipped behind Jia Ke, and then said: "Master, I have sent away the scholars outside the Meridian Gate."
"Nothing happened, right?"
"Master, don't worry, these people are just weaklings. After I shouted a few words, most of them ran away, leaving only two or three hundred people following Zhang Wei. I have ordered the soldiers to send them to the sky prison."
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Jia Ke smiled slightly when he heard this, and then said to Sun Yan below: "You have heard what I just said. You are the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and this matter will eventually fall on you."
After listening to this, Sun Yan asked cautiously: "What are you going to do with these people, my lord?"
Jia Ke pondered for a moment, and then said: "Those scholars should be taught a few words, and a few of the leading ones should be deprived of their honors, as a warning to others. As for Zhang Wei, we must not be lenient. Considering his age, we should be lenient."
Hainan, you will not be allowed to leave for life."