The sudden change made everyone present confused. They never expected that Chen Jieyuan, who was in charge of the overall situation, would meet the eagle thief and hawk, and the two were taught by the same teacher.

After all, Li Tingxiu was not young. The previous crowding and collision made him feel a little stuffy and uncomfortable.

Now seeing the students I teach, I have become an accomplice insulting the literati masters, and even come to arrest the teacher and classmates!

The anger is so angry that it will cause dizziness and fall down.

"Sir, what's wrong with you, sir!"

Chen Yichen shouted anxiously. He knew that the medical standards in this era were low and worried that the teacher would have any accidents because he was too excited.

At the same time, Chen Yichen could not imagine that the reunion of teachers and students who should have celebrated harmoniously would evolve into the current situation.

On the other hand, Zhao Hongjie rushed to Li Tingxiu and wanted to reach out to help, but after seeing Chen Yichen already supported him, his hands were suspended in the air without any next move.

At this time, Zhao Hongjie's face was filled with pain, and he didn't know how to face his teacher.

"What the hell is going on? Chen Jieyuan and his accomplice lackey are classmates?"

"Can they be in the same group and act here?"

"Ha, Duke Cheng and the eunuchs are both senior officials of the court. Do you think they will protect each other?"

"Teaching such hawk students is really a disgrace to the dignity of the teacher!"

Various voices of doubt began to spread among the crowd, and even showed a tendency to become more and more outrageous.

After all, those who can see the complete process of things are just dozens of people standing around Shen Yichen, and most of them don’t know what happened.

As rumors spread, Chen Yichen even appeared to take charge of the overall situation in order to join forces with the Jinyiwei to help the eunuchs calm the incident.

It is not just for the literati, but also for doubting the relationship between Chen Yichen and Jinyiwei.

On the contrary, on the other hand, there was great distrust of Zhao Hongjie's actions!

As the emperor's personal army, everything should be based on the emperor's order. These scholars of literati openly disobeyed the imperial edict, questioned the emperor's ruling, and even thought about robbing the robbery.

You, a personal army in Jinyi, dare to disobey your orders, and have a connection with the "rebels" when facing the orders of your superiors?

"Zhao Baihu, military orders are like mountains. Chen Yichen and his division commander are the leaders of troublemakers. Why are you still standing there? Take them down!"

The Qianhu took the order and urged him again, and used his eyes to signal the other Jinyiwei. If Zhao Hongjie dared to disobey, he would arrest him together.

Listening to the military orders coming from his ears, Zhao Hongjie was completely in a dilemma. He gritted his teeth, turned around and knelt down on one knee, replied: "Master Qianhu, Chen Yichen and others are just a temporary scholarly aura, and have not caused serious consequences. I hope to be open to the Internet!"

"Scholars are ready to commit suicide, but can they still be called "no serious consequences?"

"Okay, since you want to help them plead, I will also give you a chance. Now let Chen Yichen retreat with these troublemakers, and this thousand-member family can consider letting them go!"

The Qianhu family replied coldly. He watched more and more scholars gather, and he felt that things were getting bigger and it was not so easy to get people.

By the way, you can also throw this hot potato to Zhao Hongjie. This kid recently embraced Eunuch Wang’s thigh and was in full swing. He was promoted to a hundred households in a short time and was parachuted to his own garrison.

Now he dares to disobey his fate and is just taking this opportunity to kill his aura.

"I thank you for yourselves!"

Zhao Hongjie kowtowed and thanked him, then turned around and looked at Chen Yichen, and the two looked at each other.

At this moment, both of them had extremely complicated emotions, and all kinds of ups and downs and downs came to their hearts.

"Yichen, Lord Jijiu was sentenced to the punishment of the Du school, which is an imperial edict, and the emperor's order cannot be violated!"

"You are so leading the way to cause trouble will only implicate yourself. Don't act irritating and persuade everyone to leave quickly."

To be honest, Chen Yichen never thought of leading the trouble. The reason why he came to the Imperial College was more of a confusing mentality and protecting his teacher Li Tingxiu.

The reason why he stood up and presided over the overall situation was purely a last resort. But now that things have come to this point, he has been put on the table, and it is not so easy to get out.

"Do you think I can still take them away in this situation?"

Chen Yichen smiled bitterly on his face. Today's incident not only made him realize what "everyone is responsible for his own masters", but also understood what "it's involuntary to himself".

Scholars are prone to act voluntarily, but scholars are like green pine and huge rocks, and they just stand firm and never retreat!

The literati and corrupt scholars in the late Ming Dynasty fought against each other, which was ridiculed by people, but this did not mean that the literati would lose their character and integrity in the Ming Dynasty.

Just take the orthodox dynasty Wang Zhen, the people Chen Yichen knew were Liu Qiu, Zhou Xu, Qian Xili, Li Shimian and other literati who were unwilling to bow down and bow down for power and wealth!

The concept of emphasizing integrity, neglecting self-interest, neglecting wealth, and neglecting life and death is particularly valued in the hearts of this group of literati who have not been assimilated by the officialdom.

Without an explanation, Chen Yichen refused to give up!

Looking at the group of passionate scholars behind Chen Yichen, Zhao Hongjie also understood that this matter was almost impossible.

He could only take a step back, grab Chen Yichen's arm, his eyes turned red and said, "Yichen, then I can only guarantee that you will take your husband away!"

Since the incident cannot be calmed down, Zhao Hongjie can only do his best to keep Shen Yichen and his teacher Li Tingxiu away first. This is already the limit of his current ability.

However, this method has a very serious consequence, that is, for Chen Yichen, if he takes Li Tingxiu first, he will end up being "seriously criticized by thousands of people".

The reason is very simple. As the person who is in charge of the overall situation, he reached an agreement with the Jinyiwei and ran away first. This kind of traitor behavior will inevitably be cut off from the literati and official group.

Zhao Hongjie knew the price he had to pay, so he grabbed Chen Yichen's arm and his eyes were red. However, the teacher was arrested in this state and was in the imperial prison. Whether he could come out alive was a question, and he had no choice!

Not only Zhao Hongjie understands, but Chen Yichen also understands that the choice that is now in front of him is nothing more than saving the teacher or "save" himself.

"good."

Without too much hesitation, Chen Yichen made a choice.

So what if you are criticized by thousands of people? If you can give up the teachings and teachings for your future and reputation today.

Then in the future, I can also give up my literary character for fame and fortune, and all the people in the world!

In life, how can you be as good as others' wishes? I just want to be ashamed of my heart!

Just when Shen Yichen was about to carry the teacher and leave, Li Tingxiu, who had been in a coma before, woke up at some point.

He stretched out his arm, grabbed Chen Yichen's collar tightly, and said with difficulty: "If you can't agree, you will not leave!"

"Sir, I beg you!"

Zhao Hongjie looked at Li Tingxiu's stubborn appearance and immediately knelt down, crying and begging him to leave.

Because in the past six months, Zhao Hongjie has seen countless cruel and bloody torture methods in the imperial prison, and he is very clear about what kind of hell this is.

Taking the lead in causing trouble and offending Wang Zhen, Chen Yichen may have survived by relying on the fame of Jie Yuan and the son of Duke Cheng. Li Tingxiu will almost die if he goes in!

Opportunities are fleeting, and if they delay, they will not be able to leave.

At this time, Li Tingxiu's other arm stretched over to hold Zhao Hongjie's hand, and a smile appeared on his face and said, "As a teacher, I have taught you for many years, and I know that you are pure and not a treacherous person, so I don't blame you for being a teacher."

"As a literati, you should value integrity and dedicate life and death. You should not live up to your own life and death. You should not live up to the reputation of your students. You would rather die than retreat as a teacher!"

Just as Zhao Hongjie was about to continue persuasion, a voice from behind him was heard: "Zhao Hongjie, I have given you a chance, it's your fault."

"If that's the case, then take it down together."

This kind of teacher-student friendship is in the eyes of other Jinyiwei, and there is no sympathy.

Because most of the Jinyiwei are different from Zhao Hongjie, they are purely military men. In the environment where they value culture over military men, they have been despised and insulted by many literati on weekdays.

I have to pay it back when I come out. I am usually superior to others. I have seized the opportunity today. Why should I let you go?

"Slow down!"

Seeing that other Jinyiwei were about to take action, Zhao Hongjie yelled again.

"Zhao Hongjie, are you planning to disobey Shangguan?"

A sharp look appeared on Qianhu's face. Zhao Hongjie had a backer so recklessly, so he probably had to teach him a lesson so that he could understand what superiors and inferiors mean!

"The officials dare not!"

"Mr. Qianhu, thousands of literati have gathered here today. If the offenders angrily arrest the leader of the sons, there may be a risk of shocking the court. At that time, even the father-in-law will suffer a loss of reputation and blame us for being blamed."

Zhao Hongjie understood that if he wanted to stop his boss's orders, he would definitely not be able to rely on himself alone. Only by moving Wang Zhen out can the other party be afraid.

The situation on the scene is already at a critical point. Once thousands of scholars are triggered to cry to the palace, it will cause a turmoil in the court and the country. No matter what the civil and military officials feel, they must stand up and let Wang Zhen and even the emperor give an explanation, driven by Confucian justice.

This situation is like the great ritual incident in the Jiajing Dynasty in later generations. It is a dispute between etiquette and law, which will seriously shake the foundation of the country. Even Wang Zhen cannot withstand such great pressure. Therefore, in order to calm the incident, he will inevitably throw out several scapegoats.

Who is most likely to become the scapegoat? Naturally, it is the one who issues orders and incites to the public!

At the same time, Zhao Hongjie's words also reminded Chen Yichen that it is meaningless to fight against the officers, soldiers, Jinyiwei here.

The other party followed the emperor's order, and no matter whether the imperial edict was reasonable or not, they naturally had a legal advantage. The literati at the scene wanted to openly rob Li Shimian and others, in theory, to resist the imperial edict and disobey it.

It is precisely because of this that the Jinyiwei on the scene dared to be so unscrupulous, and they are the people with great righteousness.

"Dear colleagues, it is an imperial edict for the Grand Secretary to be punished by the Duke school here. Now the emperor is blinded by evil spirits. We should be shocked by the sound of the court to reach the heavenly hearing, so that we can save the Grand Secretary from the water and fire!"

Chen Yichen's shout made many scholars who later supported him look shocked. They never thought that this was actually a punishment for the imperial edict. They had been filled with righteous indignation and thought it was Wang Zhen's lynching.

"The punishment of the Grand Secretary was an imperial edict, wouldn't it mean that we all are disobeying the emperor's order?"

"How could the Lord give such a will? He must have been deceived by the castrated thief!"

"If you don't obey the order to rob the execution ground, you will probably have to be eliminated at the very least, right?"

"Seriously, it will be implicated in the Nine Clans!"

The comments calmed down a lot of people who were angry. After all, in feudal society, the emperor was the most important thing, and the emperor was the heaven in the hearts of the world.
To be continued...