After the prince spoke, several officials immediately said angrily: "Yes, general, I am not questioning you for beating someone, but I am asking you why you interfered in Chen Danzhu's matter. Please explain clearly so as not to damage the reputation of the general."
The Iron-faced General smiled: "I have lived for sixty or seventy years, and I am really not afraid of my reputation being damaged."
However, since it was the prince who spoke, the Iron-faced General did not just retort, but asked more: "What's wrong with Chen Danzhu?"
When it comes to Chen Danzhu, it becomes lively. The officials in the palace are all talking about it. Chen Danzhu is running rampant. Chen Danzhu bullies women and men.
Chen Danzhu was causing trouble in the government. Chen Danzhu assaulted people in the street, and even dared to break into the palace. In short, this person was rebellious, lawless, without integrity and shame, and everyone in the capital avoided talking about him.
General Iron Mask laughed after hearing a few words and interrupted them: "Everyone, what is there to be angry about?"
Are you still not angry? You are even more angry. Did they say it in vain? The iron-faced general made it clear that he was protecting Chen Danzhu——
"Everyone, if Chen Danzhu is not such a person." General Ironface looked at everyone, "How could she betray Chen Liehu and the King of Wu and welcome His Majesty to the land of Wu?"
Everyone was stunned.
The iron-faced general leaned on the desk and fiddled with the untouched tea: "She, Chen Danzhu, was originally a rebellious, unfaithful, dishonest and lawless person. She was such a person in the beginning, and everyone was happy about it. What happens now?"
I’m so angry that I can’t stand it anymore? Even if it’s for the sake of saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, you won’t fall out so quickly, right? Then you can be regarded as treacherous people who kill donkeys, cross rivers and bridges, right?”
You all came back to your senses after what he said. It seems that this shouldn't be the case.
"Even if Chen Danzhu has great achievements." An official frowned and said, "Now we can't condone her like this. I, Daxia, are not Wu."
General Iron Mask agreed with him and nodded: "Master Dong is right. That's why Your Majesty has always been tolerant and tolerant of Chen Danzhu. This is also a kind of education."
Having said this, he looked at the emperor.
The emperor, who was sitting at the top, felt his heart skip a beat when he heard the Iron Masked General say the word "Your Majesty." When he looked over, he couldn't help but dodge his eyes subconsciously.
The emperor waited for the officials to arrive, and then he hurriedly heard the news and came to the main hall to meet General Iron Mask. During the meeting, he said something like "General, thank you for your hard work, General is back. I'm really happy." The other officials took away the greetings.
While talking, the emperor sat quietly and listened, enjoying himself.
But he still can't escape, who made him your Majesty?
"Your Majesty, you are not actually angry with Chen Danzhu, are you?" General Iron Mask asked.
The emperor said oh and oh, nodded and shook his head: "This little girl has made great contributions to our army and people in Daxia, but her actions are indeed-sigh."
After hearing this answer, the Iron-faced General really stopped asking questions. The Emperor breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little proud. Did you see that? To deal with the Iron-faced General, you have to neither admit nor deny his questions, otherwise he will always find something weird.
There are reasons to piss you off.
The prince saw that the topic in the palace had changed again, smiled bitterly, and said sincerely: "General, your majesty did not care about Chen Danzhu in the past. Since you understand your majesty, you should be able to punish Chen Danzhu this time when your majesty is angry.
I understand that she really made a big mistake that cannot be forgiven or tolerated."
That's right, let's not talk about what happened before. In the past, His Majesty did not convict or punish him. It was indeed not a big deal, and everyone came to their senses.
The iron-faced general respected the prince very much and did not talk about his own reasons. He asked seriously: "What big mistake has she made?"
This was very lively to say. The officials in the palace immediately got excited again and snatched a scholar from Chen Danzhu. Of course, this was a folk rumor. As officials, they did not believe it. The facts were also found out. The scholar was
He was friends with Chen Danzhu, the fiancé of Liu Wei, a poor girl from a poor family, and other messy relationships and things. In short, Chen Danzhu roared at the Imperial College and provoked a dispute between the common people and the scholars.
This time, the Iron-faced General listened quietly without interrupting, allowing everyone to speak freely, until he said, "This Chen Danzhu has gone too far. Your Majesty spared her the crime of disrespecting the Imperial College by ranting about it, but she broke into the palace and asked Your Majesty to cancel the recommendation for election.
To recruit scholars based on policy is to disrupt the rules of our ancestors and disrupt our country in Daxia, which is a crime of treason and injustice." When he said, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped the case.
The old general raised his hand and waved, with a loud sound like breaking a boulder, making everyone quiet instantly. But looking at the table with only simple tea, it was as stable as ever. If it weren't for the rippling and shaking of the tea, everyone would be suspicious.
This sound is an illusion.
"How is this a crime?" General Iron Mask asked, "Did Chen Danzhu do something wrong?"
The gaze behind the iron mask swept over everyone, and his hoarse voice did not hide his sarcasm.
"Hundreds of people competed, and twenty winners were selected. Thirteen of them were common people. How could the nobles have the face to continue to shout that they want to enter the Imperial Academy and be recommended as officials?"
An official's face flushed and he explained: "This is just an example, only in the capital -"
The iron-faced general interrupted him with a roar: "The capital is a place where scholars from all over the world gather, and the Imperial College is a place where outstanding talents are recommended and selected. This single case alone has led to this result. Looking at the world, other states and counties do not know it.
What could be a worse situation, so Miss Danzhu asked Your Majesty to use strategies to recruit scholars, just so that we can find out what is going on and see what kind of waste Confucianism has become among the gentry and scholars in this world!"
Another official did not argue with him, but advised: "What the general said makes sense. Your Majesty and I have thought about it, but this matter is not a trivial matter. We should consider it in the long term, otherwise it will involve the nobles, so as not to shake the foundation -"
"This has already shaken the foundation. Do we need to take a long-term approach?" The iron-faced general sneered, and his cold eyes swept across the civil servants present. "Are you officials of His Majesty or officials of the noble clan?"
This is too much, and even the best-tempered officials will become angry.
"General Yu!" A dark-faced official stood up and shouted coldly, "We don't talk about gentry or foundation. It involves the study of Confucian saints and the way of education. Why are you, a military general, dictating things?"
This sentence made the other silent generals sitting in the hall look over and their expressions turned very ugly.
"Leng Neishi!" A general jumped up immediately, "You are rude!"
A few civil servants stood by and retorted coldly: "That's because General Yu was rude and only listened to a few gossips. It's really ridiculous for a military general to talk about the rights and wrongs of Confucian saints.
"
The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became tense, with officials from the DPRK and China arguing with each other. Although there was no blood, winning or losing was a matter of life and death.
The emperor seemed to be frightened while sitting on the dragon chair and said nothing. The prince could only stand up and stand on both sides to persuade him: "Please calm down and say what you have to say."
The iron-faced general stood up and saluted the prince: "Okay, let me tell you what qualifications I have." Then he turned around and looked at the officials who were either standing or standing with angry expressions on their faces.
"I am a military commander, but I am the most qualified to talk about foundations, whether they are the foundations of the imperial court or the foundations of Confucianism."
The Iron-faced General said, his voice neither happy nor angry.
"My hands are stained with blood, I have corpses under my feet, and I am destroying the city and killing the enemy. What is it for?"
"It's for the sake of peace and prosperity for the country and the people, and for Daxia to no longer be displaced."
"The foundation of Great Xia was purchased with the blood and flesh of countless soldiers and people. This blood and flesh are not meant to be defiled by uneducated people. Only those who are truly talented and learned can acquire this inheritance.
Make it stable and extend.”
"Otherwise, letting a group of wastes take charge will lead to decadence and decadence, and the blood of soldiers and people will be shed in vain, and there will be more continuous bloodshed and turmoil. This is the foundation you want? This is what you think is right? This is what you say
The crime of treason? So——"
The iron-faced general took off his helmet.
"Old minister, there is no need to lead troops in battle, just disarm and return to the fields."
The emperor stood up abruptly: "General, you can't—"
The military generals were already shouting "General——" in grief and anger.
For a moment, the rude and bold voices of grief and indignation surged like waves in the palace, making the civil officials present unsteady and confused. This, how did this end here?
Zhou Xuan has been sitting calmly at the end, neither surprised nor angry, reaching out to touch his chin, his eyes full of curiosity, Chen Danzhu's cry can actually make General Iron Mask do this?
Can General Iron Mask really not see that Chen Danzhu is pretending to be aggrieved? He is not so old and dim-sighted, right? From what I heard, he is obviously very clear-headed and cunning.
