Unparalleled Concubine

Just as he was about to speak, an old man with gray hair, with the help of several servants, barely separated from the crowd and squeezed to the front.

The old man was dressed in common clothes, and his gait was a little unsteady. With the support of his servants, he walked up to the high platform and stood in front of Li Xin. He bowed his hands to Li Xin and saluted.

Lord Jing'an was stunned for a moment, and also bowed to the old man to salute.

After the old man saluted, he looked back at the scholars who were gathered together, and sighed slightly: "Everyone, after listening to the old man's advice, we are going to leave immediately. It is time to go home and go back to the Imperial College. This is not something you can participate in. of."

"Based on the fact that you were talking about one teacher just now, Taifu Li can arrest you all for questioning. Taifu Li is merciful and didn't care about you. You still don't know what to do if you are still here."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused public outrage.

These scholars did not recognize the old man, and all glared at him.

"It's clear that Li Chang'an is the one who brought disaster to the country and disrupted the government. Does the old man want to bow his head for power?"

"The charcoal seller killed the ministers and rebelled against the late emperor!"

"The old thief wants to protect the charcoal thief!"

The old man sighed helplessly: "Everyone, the old man is also a scholar, the old man..."

He wanted to argue with these people, but his voice was too low to spread it.

Lord Jing'an walked up to the old man with a smile on his face.

"Old man, originally they only scolded me, but now it's good that you scolded me too."

Chapter 936

This old man is naturally the old prime minister Gongyang Shu who was invited back to the capital by the emperor from his hometown in Dunqiu. They are all prime ministers, veterans of four dynasties, and prime ministers of three dynasties.

He was from the same era as Duke Haoran Zhang Qu and Prime Minister Huan Chu.

Now Prime Minister Huan Chu Huan has passed away, Duke Haoran Zhang Qu has already left the capital, returned to Fengxiang's hometown to retire, and is no longer an official. In the entire court, this Mr. Gongyang is the highest seniority, even younger than Li Xin To be a generation above.

Li Xin did not show too much in front of this old man. After bowing his hands and saluting, he said with a smile: "Don't worry, old man, Li Xin is not a narrow-minded person, and I don't bother to care about these people. It should be killed."

As soon as Li Xin finished speaking, Xie Dai who was behind him had already led Habayashi Wei to forcefully disperse these scholars.

The old sheep ignored Li Xin, but looked back at the execution ground on Xishi Street. The corpses on the execution ground had been carried away, but the blood on the ground was still wet, and there was still a strong smell of blood.

The old man let out a long sigh.

"Originally, the old man has already retired from his official position and returned to his hometown. He didn't want to and would not interfere with the affairs of the court. The three letters from His Majesty, the old man also rejected them one by one. Later, when he heard that a big case was going to be raised in the capital, the old man risked his life to go to Beijing to represent the world. Readers do their part."

Saying that, the old man shook his head.

"I didn't expect it. I was still a step late. The top scholars in the world who emerged in ten years were killed by Li Taifu."

The imperial court takes a scientific examination every three years. Generally speaking, if there is a difference of more than three subjects, it cannot be regarded as a generation. And the Jinshi who is selected in these ten years has to work hard for many years in the imperial court before they can be ranked among the nine ministers. Even went on stage to pay homage to the prime minister.

Yan Shouzhuo and others killed by Li Xin today are all about the same age as Jinshi. They are the top talents who emerged in those ten years. As the old Yang Yang said, these people are the sharp ones who emerged from among the scholars.

"It can only be said that the people of this generation are top-notch, which is too shameful."

The Marquis of Jing'an smiled: "When Li Xin first entered the court, there were Duke Haoran, Minister Huan, and Minister Gongyang in the court hall. They were all outstanding men. Li Xin has always admired them. People of the generation of Duke Haoran After gradually withdrawing from the court, the people who later entered the Shangshutai became more and more useless."

Gongyang Shu shook his head and didn't say much. He turned to Li Xin and said, "After these people die today, how many people will the Tai Tuo kill?"

"I do not know."

Li Xin said calmly: "Li Xin is not a bloodthirsty person. I don't want to kill people if I can, but the old man should also know what crimes Shen Kuan, Yan Shouzhuo and others have committed."

"They want to abolish the emperor!"

Li Taifu half-closed his eyes, and said: "The decision on this matter is not in my hands. How many people are going to be killed depends on when the man in the palace calms down."

"Master Taifu wants to trick this old man."

The old sheep stroked his beard, and said in a muffled voice: "With Taifu's current influence, His Majesty will stop killing people with just one word. How many people will be killed depends on Taifu's thought."

Li Xin chuckled.

"Old Xianggong returned to Beijing this time, he should be in charge of Shangshutai, how about this, I will transfer this red-painted authority to Shangshutai, after the Ministry of Criminal Justice has reviewed the list, if Shangshutai wants to kill, I will kill again, Shangshutai If you say let it go, I will let it go right away."

Gongyang Shu smiled wryly and said: "Shang Shutai violated His Majesty's bottom line by doing such a treasonous thing. How can Shang Shutai come forward to talk about this matter now? Taifu Li, enough people have died, click to That's it."

"That's it."

Li Xin put his hands in his sleeves, and said with a smile: "When the Ministry of Criminal Justice examines the list, I will send the list to the old man's mansion first. After the old man read it and gave his opinions, I, a junior, will obey everything. How about it?"

Gongyang Shu still frowned and shook his head.

"There are some things that the Taifu can do, but the old man can't. After this incident, Shang Shutai's trust with the emperor over the past few decades has been greatly damaged. Ten years is irreversible. During this period, no matter what Shang Shutai does, You have to do your duty, and you can’t make any mistakes.”

The old man let out a long sigh.

"Otherwise, the high-rise buildings of our Dajin scholars will be destroyed, and there will be no more people in the world who want to worship the Prime Minister and study hard."

"I'm an old man, and I don't have the ability to turn the tide like Li Taifu. This time I came to Beijing, I just want to try my best to keep the high platform of Shangshutai, and leave some hope for the younger generations of scholars to take the stage to rule the world."

Shen Kuan and others, after all, are the ministers of Shangshutai. They want to abolish the emperor, and they have failed, which will inevitably make the emperor wary of Shangshutai. It was established during Emperor Wu's time that he and scholars ruled the world together.

What Old Yang Yang said was sincere, but Li Xin didn't take it seriously, he said with a smile: "You don't need to think about it so much, the world needs scholars to take care of it. I'm afraid the yamen can't even collect money, let alone Xiu Qi Zhiping, a scholar."

Ram Shu shook his head.

"The Taifu is too modest. Although the Taifu has no fame, he has a clear mind and clever methods. Even if the Taifu is thrown in the position of Shangshu Zuopushe, the Taifu will probably be able to do well."

Speaking of which, the old man looked Li Xin up and down, and said with emotion: "During the Chengde period, Prime Minister Huan told the old man about Li Taifu. If I remember correctly, Li Taifu was sent to the southwest as a military supervisor at that time. , Prime Minister Huan told the old man that Taifu Li will be a man of great promise in the future."

"At that time, the Taifu was only sixteen or seventeen years old. I thought it would take two to thirty years for the Taifu to reach a high enough position and become the great prospect that Prime Minister Huan said. Unexpectedly, it took only one year. , the Tai Tuo will be made a marquis and a general."

"It's only been more than ten years now, and the Tai Tuo is already the first rank in the dynasty, not only higher than me, an old man, but also half a rank higher than the Duke Haoran back then."

When Haoran Gong Zhang Qu was in the court in the early years, his title was Prince Shaoshi, Cong Yipin.

That year when Li Xin was sent to the southwest, Prime Minister Huan Chu did give him a few words of advice after he returned to Beijing. Hearing these words now, Li Xin felt a little moved.

At that time, Li Xin had just arrived in this world not long ago, he didn't know anything about the political affairs of the court, and he relied on some cleverness to survive in the cracks. Huan Chu's few words of advice to him back then benefited him a lot.

Seeing Li Xin lost his mind, the old sheep knew that what he said was useful, he stepped back two steps, and bowed deeply to Li Xin.

"Teacher Li, now that the butcher's knife is in your hand, I can't stop you, but I still want to beg Taifu Li for those innocent people."

The old man bowed to the ground with a sincere voice.

"I implore Tai Tuo to be merciful, and those who can't be killed will be given a job. I will take their place and thank Tai Tuo for his kindness."