Three Kingdoms: I am not Liu Bian

Chapter 73 You write a report, and I will approve it! (Please subscribe and vote for me)

Puyang Kai’s meaning is very simple, why should we fight with those insects?
The prince trusted Lu Zhi so much and appointed him as the prince's tutor. How could he easily watch Lu Zhi being fought against by the people of the Modern Literature School?

At the same time when the ancient and modern literary schools each summoned scholars to discuss follow-up countermeasures, a group of people who held important positions in Luoyang also gathered in the office of the Inspector of the Imperial Capital.

"Luoyang is the imperial capital!"

Guo Hong sat upright in the main seat, his eyes deep and sharp, his face so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out. "And yet such a thing actually happened in the imperial capital. Is this how you neglect your duties? Is this how you deceive me, the Crown Prince?"

"Jia Wenhe, the Crown Prince entrusted the imperial capital to you, and you hold the embroidered envoy in your hands. Haven't you learned anything?" Guo Hong abruptly stood up and strode quickly in front of Jia Xu. He looked down at him, his eyes wide, and demanded angrily, "Even if you hadn't noticed beforehand, how did you react when He Yong, dressed in white, sat at the palace gate?"

"You haven't taken any action yet. Are you afraid of offending He Yong? Or are you, Jia Wenhe, just sitting there doing nothing? Or are you and He Yong in cahoots?"

Guo Hong's words were very harsh. The nature of this matter was really too bad.

Regardless of whether He Yong was making a false accusation or not, a famous scholar who was well-known throughout the country and had a circle of friends throughout the entire top scholar class actually committed suicide by disembowelment in front of the palace gate!

This was not directed at the ancient literature school, but was clearly an attack on him, the Inspector of the Imperial Capital who had just taken office for over a month!

He didn't know whether Lu Zhi would be overthrown, but he knew very well that if this matter was not handled properly, the prince would think that he, Guo Hong, was incompetent.

The fate of Yingchuan Guo family now depends entirely on the hands of the prince. Without the prince's protection, the entire Yingchuan Guo family will be destroyed in an instant!
This is clearly an attempt to exterminate his entire clan!

Jia Xu was also filled with anger but had nowhere to vent it. Facing Guo Hong's accusations, he lowered his head slightly, unconsciously clenched the corner of his clothes with his right hand, pursed his lips, gritted his teeth, and wanted to refute but didn't know where to start.

Firstly, the Inspector of the Capital had the power to supervise the Governor of Henan, and secondly, it was indeed his dereliction of duty, so he had no answer.

Guo Hong had just taken office for a month. He had been busy inspecting the seven counties of Henan Yin, Henei County, Hedong County, Jingzhao Yin, Zuo Fengyi, You Fufeng, and Hongnong County. Naturally, he had no time to pay attention to the affairs of Luoyang.

But no one could have imagined that the Modern Literature School would be so audacious and presumptuous as to openly stir up trouble before the rebellion was quelled!

Jia Xu was not a traditional scholar, and was not proficient in studying and debating classics, but he was well versed in human nature.

Therefore, he was able to see through the prince's attitude towards the dispute between modern and ancient literature as an outsider.

The prince never cared about who was the official school. He just didn't want either of the modern and ancient schools to have an absolute advantage.

Therefore, the prince still appointed Wang Yun and Yuan Pang of the Modern Literature School as the Governor of Yuzhou and Yanzhou respectively, and appointed Dong Zhuo, who was recommended by Yuan Wei, as the General of the Eastern Army to command 20,000 troops to prevent the Ancient Literature School from completely defeating the Modern Literature School.

At present, although the Modern Literature School has the name of official school, it is not the reality of official school.

Although the Modern Text Classics were still the official school of the Imperial Academy, the doctors had actually long been divided into the Modern Text School and the Old Text School, and each only taught students who were willing to study their own classics, among whom the majority studied the Old Text Classics.

The ancient literature school was an official school in reality but not in name. In name, only those who were proficient in the modern classics could become officials. Therefore, as long as the modern classics remained the official school, the ancient literature school would never be able to gain entry.

The two factions are fighting against each other but maintaining restraint. In order to overshadow each other, they have to go to great lengths to please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the referee. Isn't this exactly the situation that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to see and is trying his best to maintain?
At other times, Jia Xu might have been able to understand the Modern Literature School, but now that Lu Zhi was fighting bravely on the front lines, they were stabbing him in the back. What exactly was their intention?

Before the prince left, he appointed him as the governor of Henan and gave him the imperial sword to behead horses. At the same time, he did not take back his position as the prince's household steward and his power as the embroidered uniform envoy. Isn't the deep meaning of this obvious enough?

The job of the Henan Yin is to guard the rear; the Zhanma Sword gives him the power to execute first and report later; the Prince's Household Director, as the actual head of the Prince's Mansion, can mobilize the power of the Prince's Mansion more smoothly; the role of the Embroidered Uniform Messenger is self-evident.

Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Jia Xu's eyes. What angered Jia Xu the most was that the power he held was known to everyone in Luoyang. So what on earth did these people want to do?
Is it a challenge to his authority, or is it simply looking down on Jia Wenhe?
Yeah!
If Guo Hong hadn't been standing in front of him angrily, Jia Xu would have wanted to clap his hands and laugh.

You all treat me, Jia Wenhe, as a soft persimmon, right?

"Please calm down, my lord. I will definitely give you and the crown prince an explanation!"

Jia Xu bowed and saluted, then lowered his head to apologize to Guo Hong.

Guo Hong bent down slightly and looked at Jia Xu. Although Jia Xu lowered his head, he saw a hint of viciousness in Jia Xu's eyes. Even just a moment of eye contact made Guo Hong feel like he was being stared at by a wolf, and he felt like a thorn in his back.

"Wait." Guo Hong raised his hand and waved, with a meaningful smile on his face.

He understood that Jia Xu was going to take ruthless action, but he did not intend to stop him. On the contrary, he wanted to provide convenience and support for Jia Xu.

Guo Hong slowly took out three blank documents with the seal of the Inspector of the Imperial Guard from his sleeve and handed them solemnly to Jia Xu.

Guo Hong, who was well versed in the law, was well aware that this blank document with a seal was absolutely against the law. If this matter were to become known to others, not only would he, Guo Hong, be imprisoned, but the entire Yingchuan Guo family would no longer have a place in the legal system, and the Yingchuan Guo family, which was famous for solving cases and amending laws, would become a joke.

"Envoy, this is inappropriate!"

Jia Xu wanted to hand back the three blank documents in his hand, but was pushed back by Guo Hong again.

Jia Xu originally planned to use the imperial sword to execute people first and report later even if someone disagreed, and detain the people involved first, but this was ultimately an illegal procedure.

But if he had the seal of the Inspector of the Capital, then the procedures for him to detain the people involved in the case would be completely legal.

He originally thought that Guo Hong just wanted to shirk responsibility and distance himself from the matter, but he didn't expect Guo Hong to support him so much!

"How to fill out the document is up to you, Jia Wenhe. If it's not enough, I'll be waiting for you, Jia Wenhe, to come and get it at any time."

"You write the report, and I'll approve it."

"Only a little!"

"You and I are both trusted by His Highness. We are his subjects guarding the rear for His Highness. We must not let His Highness down!" Guo Hong reached out and patted Jia Xu's shoulder with heavy force and a solemn expression. "Jia Wenhe, you will live up to His Highness's high expectations, won't you?"

Jia Xu nodded and walked away without saying anything nice. He just glanced sharply at Zhong Yao and Zhang Zhao, raised his chin slightly, and motioned them to follow him out.

Zhong Yao and Zhang Zhao exchanged a glance, then bowed to Guo Hong and followed Jia Xu.

In fact, they were also very angry. One was the Luoyang magistrate, and the other was the Praetorian Prime Minister who was actually in charge of the Praetorian Guard. Although Jia Xu had failed in his duty, the two of them were the ministers directly responsible for Luoyang, the imperial capital.

Moreover, after serving the prince together for a long time, they also understood Jia Xu's temperament.

He is just low-key and doesn't like to show off, but he is definitely not a pushover.

If someone could control Jia Xu, Jia Xu would really kill everyone and cause a river of blood to flow!
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