Confucius University invited himself to Huangzhuang to appease, originally planning to "turn the tide" after Zhu Ying's failed trip to Huangzhuang, and of course, more importantly, to save his image in the emperor's mind. In his opinion, the eldest prince has been removed from the clan, and the riot that Zhu Ying encountered was just a group of people who did not know the truth in the countryside, as long as he showed up, it would definitely be easy to deal with.

But how could he have thought that the eldest prince would silently commit suicide in the room! Moreover, people did not leave a last word at all!

As a result, his trip seemed to have become only asking for faults. Even though he tried his best to appease the people who had been fooled out of nowhere, when the emperor sent the new head of the imperial court, Hua Qi, to investigate the cause of the death of the eldest prince, the Confucian scholar still inevitably "fell ill".

After all, before he took the initiative to ask Ying to do this big thing of appeasement, he was originally a patient lying on the bed humming, what else could he do if he wasn't sick at this time? Stacking the spirit and spending seven together to find out how the eldest prince died?

As Confucius University had expected, Hua Qi came to visit him with great courtesy, but when he saw his sallow or pale face, and heard his weak words, he didn't say anything, but only comforted him to recuperate, and then went to investigate the mystery on his own, without asking for his assistance at all, and without questioning him any more details.

But what he never expected was that he would sleep with his eyes closed one night, but when he opened his eyes, he would ...... What he saw was the surprised and happy face of his wife Gu!

At this moment, the Confucius University Scholar was greatly frightened, and after a stirring attack, he suddenly bounced up at a speed that was impossible for a patient to achieve, and he exclaimed, "How did you come here?" Who asked you to come? ”

Gu didn't expect her husband to see her as if she had seen a ghost, even if she was sick, maybe it was a waking up person who was confused, she still felt that it was very uncomfortable. However, she also knew that Confucius was not only the pillar of the family, but also the pillar of the entire Kong family, so she had to explain with a smiling face: "Master, I haven't been out, you are in our house." ”

"At home?" If Confucius was just frightened just now, then he was completely angry at this moment, "Nonsense, I was still in Huangzhuang when I fell asleep last night, why did I return to my home in the capital?" ”

However, as soon as the words came out, he suddenly remembered that he had slept quite soundly this night...... In other words, a pretty dead sleep! It seems that he was still in Huangzhuang when he closed his eyes, but when he opened his eyes now, he was already in his own house as Gu claimed to be! He couldn't help pinching his thigh, and with the tingling sensation, he was sure that he was not dreaming at the moment, so he stared at Gu.

"When was I sent back? What day and hour is it? ”

No matter how sluggish Gu Shi was, he knew at this time that the Confucius scholar was probably not sent back without knowing it, so he hurriedly explained: "It's the first day of the lunar month, and it's almost noon, and the master has just been sent home for less than an hour. It was escorted back by a team of soldiers and horses from the Sharp Cavalry Battalion. The leader said, the lord has been working hard these days, tired and sick, please recuperate at home. ”

Seeing that the face of Confucius was darker than black charcoal, Gu had to carefully add two more sentences: "Moreover, after they sent you here, the palace sent a doctor to come again, and they also gave you a pulse and left a prescription." ”

At this moment, the Confucius University scholar was suddenly angry, and he almost fainted. When he was in Huangzhuang before, he still had a lot of cronies and entourage around him, whether it was to ask for a doctor or to take medicine, these could be done by them, and the so-called condition was completely under control. But how could he have imagined that someone would be able to send him back silently without his knowledge.

also took advantage of the fact that he was asleep, and invited all the imperial doctors in the palace to take the pulse and prescribe the prescription...... How can he pretend to be sick?

The Confucian scholar who was almost really angry endured the sweetness in his throat and asked angrily: "What kind of illness did the imperial doctor say I was, and what medicine did he prescribe?" ”

Gu Shi used to be relieved because the imperial doctor said that Confucius was not a big deal, so she prescribed a very neutral and peaceful health care prescription, and she was relieved for a while, but now that Confucius was suddenly like this, she realized that something was wrong. Could it be that her husband was pretending to be sick but was found out, not only was he sent back without knowing it, but he also had a doctor and a prescription as ironclad evidence?

She hurriedly explained the diagnosis of the imperial doctor and the medicine used in the prescription, and the next moment, she saw that the Confucian scholar was suddenly paralyzed on the bed. She hurriedly jumped up and helped the person, and then put a big pillow behind her back, and then carefully comforted her: "If the emperor is really annoyed that you want to surrender your guilt, then he will not send troops to escort you back, and then ask the imperial doctor to come over." ”

"You're wrong, the emperor has actually annoyed me a long time ago." Scholar Confucius smiled bitterly, thinking that since Jiang Ge was old, he had put on an impartial attitude, and when he sang against him in many things that the emperor insisted on, the emperor had already annoyed him, otherwise he would not have been the first assistant according to the usual practice.

However, being dissatisfied with him is not a reason why the emperor will easily move a cabinet minister like him again - continuous attacks on the internal emperor will cause a backlash from the imperial court and even Shilin, and now it is not twenty years ago, and the emperor who is no longer a hairy boy will certainly act cautiously. Moreover, his previous mistakes were not enough to take him down.

Even the death of the eldest prince is the same this time, after all, in a strict sense, the eldest prince who has been expelled from the clan is already a concubine, and it is just everyone's habit to call the prince honorific. Moreover, it was a sinner who incited the people in the capital and in the localities, hired the outlaw to plot misdeeds, and he was just a sin of negligence who did not take a good look at people so that people committed suicide in fear of sin.

The emperor really wants to investigate it, and some people are complaining about him. However, if you are not sick and pretend to be sick, if you say it is hypocritical, if you say it is small, it is a deception. Most importantly, this is different from his previous-for-tat confrontation with Zhang Shou, as well as some small mistakes and even jokes, which involve personal ethics issues.

What the ministers hate the most is to be held on to the problem of conduct, and that is the point that Yushi likes to attack the most!

Scholar Confucius squirmed his lips, but finally woke his wife upset in distraught. And Gu Shi was just concerned about it before, and her husband broke this joint a little, and she immediately came to her senses, and now she was terrified. Fortunately, she is also used to seeing wind and waves, and quickly forced herself to calm down, but she squeezed out a smile.

"I know, don't worry, sir, I will release the news, just say that you are sick because you are tired and overly worried, and you can return to the cabinet after two days of rest."

Since his wife understood this, the Confucius scholar stopped being verbose, after all, it was useless to blame what had happened before. However, then he asked about what had happened in the past few days since he left Beijing, and unsurprisingly when he heard that Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying were finally married, he was still in the mood to sneer, but when he heard the huge battle that came out, his face changed again.

After all, after the sudden death of the eldest prince, in order to avoid suspicion, he immediately stopped all news exchanges with the capital, so it was the first time he knew about the scene of the gathering of sages.

"Zhang Shou doesn't have such great ability, it must be Ge Yong...... There are also Lu Juan and Liu Zhiyuan! ”

When these three names were spoken, Scholar Confucius only felt a heavy heart. Lu Juan and Liu Zhiyuan used to be colleagues in the Ministry of War, after all, Shangshu and Shilang can't completely follow the definition of boss and subordinates, and they have never heard of how good a friendship is, but because of their incompatible personalities, most of the time they get into discord, but now it's good, and the two of them are completely mixed together.

As for Mrs. Ge, she is not a person who can move Confucius at all. Therefore, he could only scold twice in his heart until he ...... His wife, Gu, said another piece of news that he didn't expect.

"You mean, Wu Kangzhai's student of the Chongren School, Chen Baisha of Guangdong, suddenly took the student to the capital this time? He not only went to Zhang Shou's wedding banquet, but also took the students to Ge Yong's invitation, that young student is still a person, this time to participate in the examination? Who did the news come from? ”

After receiving a reaffirmed reply from his wife, the face of Confucius was as cloudy as the sky on the eve of a thunderstorm. Don't look at the entire Chongren School, it seems that there is nothing to be an official, but many magistrates have extremely high regard for them, and the recommendation has never been interrupted from beginning to end, if it weren't for Wu Kangzhai who didn't plan to come to the capital to be an official, he would have already occupied a place in the Hanlin Academy at this moment.

And he didn't worry about anything else, he was worried that Wu Kangzhai's set of personal practices would enter the emperor's eyes, so he didn't need it, once the emperor really got his mind, that large number of disciples and grandchildren would get a huge opportunity in an instant.

In a depressed mood, he took a deep breath, and it took a long time for him to burst out a few angry words: "The young man who has not dried up can actually be lifted, and the chief examiner of the Guangdong Township Examination is really too child's play, and this time the examination will not be so lucky." ”

Although he shouldn't have stimulated his husband, Gu had to give Confucius a reminder to Scholar Confucius, lest people would sulk again if they knew about it in the future: "Master, isn't it just time to order Wu Ge to be the main exam?" ”

This time, Confucius was stunned. Originally, the examiner did not need to be the elder of the pavilion to take the role, but the elder Wu Ge took the initiative to ask for it, saying that it was the first examination after the canonization of the prince, and it was always necessary to choose some more energetic talents...... What does it mean to be more vibrant, isn't it to choose some young people?

In this way, isn't the young student brought by Chen Xianzhang very promising?

The more Confucius scholars thought about it, the more uneasy they became, and the more they thought about it, the more troubled they became. At this moment, there was a sudden crying noise outside, and then he heard a girl's panicked voice: "Madam, Mrs. Nine next door is here!" She said that the people from the Five Cities Terracotta Division suddenly came to the door, saying that they wanted to arrest the Ninth Master and bring him to justice......"

It's just called Madame, which naturally doesn't know that the Confucian scholar has woken up. And Gu knew that Scholar Confucius was upset at this moment, how could he let Master Kong Jiu's bullshit disturb him? At that moment, she hurriedly wanted to go out, but as soon as she reached the door, she heard Zhao's loud shout.

"Sister-in-law, those soldiers and horses are fierce and vicious, they don't listen to people at all, my lord is already very sick, if he is taken away by them, will he still be able to come back? I beg you to do well, and save my lord! ”

It's Zhu Tingfang again! It's the Five Cities Terracotta Division again! Confucius University was on fire in his heart, but last time Zhu Tingfang dared to rush directly to his house to make trouble, and he also made such a big joke from his family and son, he, the dignified first assistant, was so angry that he was sick at home, but because of the words of Zhang Chuan, the prince of Qin, he took over the matter of the eldest prince, and as a result, he caused a commotion.

Now, Zhu Tingfang has come to the door again, but he is going to attack his clan brother directly, which is unbearable! Scholar Confucius pressed his chest, and then said word by word to Gu Shi, who looked back at each other: "You bring a few people and go next door to see what is going on, whether Zhu Tingfang has come in person." If you come in person, you will have someone come and see me. ”

Seeing that Gu was obviously a little hesitant, as if he felt that he should not meddle in the affairs of Master Kong Jiu in the current situation, Confucius University said in an aggravated tone: "If it is felt that I can't even manage the affairs of my own brother, then the wolves that were originally eyeing around will rush up, and at that time, I will really have no power to return to the sky!" ”

It wasn't until this moment that Gu Fang really realized that the situation was sinister, she nodded hurriedly, and hurriedly walked out of the door. Hearing the sound of Gu and Zhao talking outside the door, Confucius University leaned back softly, only to feel that his heart was beating fast. Even if he had concluded that the emperor would not easily move away from him, Zhu Tingfang's actions still made him confused.

Zhu Jing, the Duke of Zhao, was originally the sharpest knife in the emperor's hands, and now this knife is at least hidden in the sheath, but Zhu Tingfang's new knife is even sharper than that of his father.

Although it seemed to close his eyes and recuperate, a lot of things had not been resolved, and Confucius was in a mess in his heart, let alone falling asleep, and even his temples were faintly swollen and painful.

However, his wife Gu was sent by him to the next door to see the situation, and the others didn't seem to come in because of Gu's orders, even if his mouth was dry, he didn't even have a person to serve tea and water. He opened his mouth several times to call someone, but finally forcibly held back. He didn't know how long he waited, but he finally heard movement outside.

"I heard that the Confucius scholar was escorted back due to illness, and it turned out that he was already able to meet guests. It seems that the disease is relatively mild. ”

Hearing Zhu Tingfang's mean words, Scholar Confucius couldn't help but jump on his forehead, and then pulled down the curtain on the side of the bed, as if as long as he didn't see the other party's people later, he could isolate his anger.

After a burst of footsteps, he finally heard Zhu Tingfang's leisurely voice: "Confucius University is well. ”

Good fart! Scholar Confucius wanted to fight back like this, but in the end he still held back his breath: "Since Master Zhu knows that I am going back to Beijing to recuperate, as soon as I come back, you will arrest my clan brother next door, isn't this forcing me to die?" ”

"Confucius University is serious." Zhu Tingfang Shi Ran sat down at Jindun next to the bed, and said in a good time, "I want to teach Elder Kong Ge that over the years, Brother Ling has hired murderers, fought for property, and injured people...... There are many bad deeds, even if it is said that it is full of evil, it is not an exaggeration! ”