Gu Tianhua opened the door with a bang, exuding a cold aura, and the study room suddenly became quiet.

"My father-in-law is not feeling well, please come back another day." As soon as Gu Tianhua said this, everyone said goodbye and left soon.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Xie Xiru seemed to have aged a lot. Gu Lingze took out the Tianyuan Qi-boosting Pill that he had prepared in advance and asked him to take it. Only then did his complexion look much better.

"If you ask me, why should grandfather care about these people? They are just thinking about their own future. How many of them are really worried about the country?" Gu Feirui said angrily.

Gu Feirui has a straightforward personality, but being straightforward has its advantages. He usually gets to the point when he speaks about the crux of the matter.

"I agree with my second brother."

If this happened in Gu Lingze's previous world, this would be called moral kidnapping. Even if his grandfather was the current imperial tutor, in this feudal dynasty, who would dare to openly resist the imperial power unless they wanted to usurp the throne?

My grandfather could have made suggestions and submitted a petition on this matter, but now these people obviously want my grandfather to take up the banner and help them ask the king and the court for an explanation. This is undoubtedly putting my grandfather on the fire.

Gu Xiuyi also nodded, "In the past few days, many people have been in the inn where the students are staying, pretending to be scholars and spreading rumors, all of which imply that the Third Prince has repeatedly advised against this matter, but was refuted by the Emperor."

"The Third Prince is very popular among scholars now. If grandfather closes the door to visitors, he will be regarded as a coward, and the Third Prince will become even more unscrupulous."

Gu Lingze couldn't help but sneer. Qi Yixuan would seize the opportunity, but Gu Lingze would definitely not let him succeed.

"Grandfather, I have an idea. Can I tell you about it?"

Everyone's eyes instantly shifted to Gu Lingze, with eager expressions on their faces.

It’s not surprising that everyone reacted this way, it’s just that every time he came up with an idea, it was refreshing to them.

Gu Lingze looked at Xie Xiru and nodded at him. He pondered the wording for a moment, then stood up and began to express his thoughts.

"What is loyalty? It means that scholars die for their advice, soldiers die for their battles, and the emperor dies for his country. Scholars are the backbone of a country and their responsibilities cannot be shirked. However, this matter should not be placed on the shoulders of my grandfather alone. It should be the responsibility of scholars all over the world."

"Grandfather, as a high-ranking official, should have lived and died for the benefit of the world. ******, as long as this statement is established, then no one will dare to accuse us of rebellion in the future."

Gu Lingze said a lot of things in a very eloquent way, but in fact he was just laying the groundwork for what happened later.

He picked up the kettle and poured himself a cup of tea. As he gulped down the drink, he realized something was wrong. He had said so much, why didn't anyone else react?

Just as he put down the teacup, Xie Xiru stood up suddenly. Because of his big movement, the stool fell to the ground with a bang.

"What a nice sentence, ******." Xie Xiru paced back and forth, muttering 'What a pity. What a pity.'

"Grandfather, what do you feel sorry for?" Gu Lingze asked in confusion.

Xie Xiru slammed the table in frustration, "Of course it's a pity that you were not raised by my side since childhood, otherwise my Xie family would have had successors!"

This sentence made Xie Luocheng and Gu Tianhua feel embarrassed, but they could only accept it.

"You are so young, but you can say such profound words. You are really unique and extraordinary."

"This is not me..." Before Gu Lingze finished speaking, he suddenly felt his robe being pulled. He looked down and found that it was Zhao Chengmo's hand.

The other party just shook his head gently at him, and Gu Lingze thought about it and decided not to argue.

I can only silently remind myself to try not to quote classics just for the sake of speaking effect in the future. After all, it is not a good idea to just repeat what others have said.

Gu Feirui also came over and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, although I don't understand what you mean by life and death, fortune and misfortune, but when you said that fighting to the death is for loyalty, it made my blood boil."

Gu Lingze shook his head. "Heroes emerge in troubled times. Why should we die admonishing others and fighting others in peaceful times? I just hope that our family will be safe and sound, and that no one will take this path."

Everyone sighed again after hearing this. Gu Lingze himself was opposed to this kind of blind loyalty, but if he directly said that human rights were more important than sovereignty, it would be too shocking.

Early the next morning, Xie Xiru, dressed in an official robe, led all the people from the Gu and Xie families out, carrying things and walking outside.

As the door was opened, a group of students were standing in front of the Taifu Mansion. When they saw Taifu Xie coming out, there was some anger on their faces.

A student dressed in the official uniform stepped out from the crowd, stared at Xie Xiru, and asked, "Why did Master Xie close the door to visitors yesterday? Are you unwilling to plead for the students of the world?"

Xie Xiru was not annoyed after hearing this. Instead, he looked at the student calmly and said, "It's not that I am afraid of death, but I want to finish writing a fu theory with a pious and calm mind, and give an explanation to the people of the world."

At this time, Dai Zhengqi led his men and horses to rush over, "Master Taifu, I have already done what you asked me to do."

Xie Xiru nodded and bowed to express his gratitude, and Dai Zhengqi hurriedly returned the greeting.

"My essays are posted on the notice wall in the Imperial Examination Hall and in the city. You can go and have a look."

Upon hearing this, the group of students hurriedly ran towards the Imperial Examination Hall. The scholar who had questioned Xie Xiru before ran the fastest.

"let's go."

When they arrived at Duanhua Gate, the main entrance to the imperial palace, Gu Xiuyi and Gu Feirui put down the drums they had been carrying, and Zhao Chengmo placed the chair he was carrying next to the drum.

The common people had already seen a group of people carrying things, and they had come over a long time ago. However, there were Jinwu Guards guarding the city gate, so they did not dare to get too close.

"Start knocking." Xie Xiru said this calmly and stood aside.

Gu Feirui picked up the drumstick, rolled up his sleeves and started beating the drum hard. Suddenly, the sound of the drum shook the sky, like thunder.

After about a cup of tea, people stood all around them with them as the center. Almost in an instant, Duanhuamen was transformed into a noisy vegetable market.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Xie Xiru raised his hand to ask Gu Feirui to stop playing the drum, and then he and Gu Xiuyi lifted the drum onto the stand.

Only then did everyone see clearly the three big characters "Dengwen Drum" written in red on the drum. Xie Xiru was holding the simple loudspeaker that Gu Lingze had made last night, and was supported by Zhao Chengmo to stand on a chair.

When everyone saw this scene, the noisy voices around them gradually quieted down, and everyone waited to hear what he had to say.