The two men were stunned when they heard this, then looked at each other and shook their heads together, saying, "Your Excellency, we didn't receive any orders from anyone. We just heard everyone outside talking about this matter, and knowing that this is a big deal, we naturally didn't dare to hide it from Father."

"Everyone is talking about it? Who is everyone, and where is the outside world?"

Feng Zhong pressed the issue again, "Xiangri, I've been telling you to study hard at home and not hang out in the streets. The "outside" you're talking about can't be the courtyard of my house, right?"

When the two heard this, their expressions changed slightly, especially the second son Feng Bo, who looked a little unnatural.

However, he did not dare to hide it, and said hesitantly: "Your Excellency, we naturally dare not disobey your teachings. It's just that a friend invited us to go to Tianxiaju a few days ago."

"Friend, who is friend?"

Before he finished speaking, Feng Zhong asked again.

He didn't remember how wide his son's circle of friends was.

And it’s Tianxiaju.

He had previously looked for Liu Muzhi at Tianxiaju, and now his son had also heard the news at Tianxiaju.

At this moment, Feng Zhong was a little suspicious of Tianxiaju.

However, Feng Zhong also knew that although it had not been long since Tianxiaju was established in the capital, the food and various things there were really too advanced.

Now it has become a place that high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital flock to.

However, his already bad expression became even colder when he saw that his son had gone to such a luxurious place.

Feng Bo knew that his father was opposed to such luxurious places, so he hesitated.

In fact, after going there once, Feng Bo really misses it a little bit now.

Whether it is the unique wine of Tianxiaju or the novel yet elegant opera.

Even now Feng Bo can still quietly sing a few lines: "It turns out that all the colorful flowers are in full bloom, but now they are all left to the broken wells and dilapidated walls. What can the heavens do to show off the beautiful scenery? Whose yard can I enjoy the pleasure of?

Flying in the morning and rolling up in the evening, clouds and mists in the emerald pavilion, raindrops and wind, painted boats in the misty waves. The people on the screen look down upon this youthful time..."

What beautiful writing, although it is completely different from the current style of poetry and the Book of Songs.

But it does not hinder the enchanting beauty.

The actor's melodious voice was something he had never heard before. At first, he was a little uncomfortable and felt it was strange.

But as I listened, I decided that it was really like the sound of a silver bottle breaking and a yellow oriole flying out of the valley. Although not as elegant as the poems I often hear, it is really beautiful.

All of these are the pinnacle of elegance. Such an elegant place is exactly where scholars and officials like us can cultivate our sentiments.

It is the merchants who mingle among them that are disgraceful.

I secretly disagreed with my father's ideas.

But the only drawback is that the threshold of that place is a bit high and the price is a bit expensive.

Although the Feng family was not poor, Feng Zhong's personality made it impossible for him to have a lot of gold and silver to cultivate his sentiments.

The reason he could linger there was naturally because someone else was treating him.

When his father asked him about it, he didn't dare to hide it.

"In reply to your Excellency, the person who invited me that day was Guan Lanshan, the son of Grand Secretary Guan Shutong. He and I were classmates at the Imperial College.

The reason why they met at Tianxiaju that day was because the classmates at the Imperial College were discussing whether to submit a petition to rescue the classmates who had been implicated in the incident of knocking on the palace gate in front of the emperor.

After all, in our opinion, those classmates were just misled and did not commit any serious crime, and His Majesty also allowed the wealthy families to redeem them.

Even those noble families from other counties who were not present that day had heard the news and rushed over in recent days, and they were all successfully redeemed.

We thought that Your Majesty might not intend to severely punish us students. In that case, could we do our bit to help, since we are classmates after all?

If we really ignore it, people will laugh at us for being heartless."

Feng Zhong couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

He did not think that there was anything wrong with what Feng Bo and others did. After all, from the current point of view, the emperor did not seem to intend to severely punish those students of the Imperial Academy.

Since the sons of noble families are allowed to be redeemed, they will not be included in the evaluation after the redemption is finalized.

In other words, from then on, those people would not be able to serve as high-ranking officials with a salary of more than 100 stones.

However, the redemption price is prohibitive for ordinary people, and even some wealthy families have to consider whether the person being redeemed is worth the price.

So most of them are still imprisoned in the Dongchang Prison.

However, Cao Xiong of the East Factory understood the emperor's thoughts best, so he naturally did not abuse those students.

In this case, it is only natural for Feng Bo and others to want to rescue him.

Then he frowned slightly and said, "If that's the case, why are you talking about His Majesty leaving the capital again?"

"Your Excellency, we were not the first to bring this up, but because we were short of money, we had no choice but to discuss it in the hall.

Someone at the next table was talking about it loudly, and it didn't seem like they were trying to hide it.

Feng Zhong's face darkened again upon hearing this, and he said coldly, "This isn't something I'm trying to hide; it's clearly something I'm saying on purpose for you to hear."

Feng Bo was still confused after hearing this.

Feng Zhong snorted coldly and said, "I also went to Tianxiaju today and saw what was going on in the hall.

Although it is not as private as the private room, it is separated by a screen, and the hall is noisy, and many of you are talking.

You can actually hear the voices from the neighboring table clearly. Unless you deliberately listen from the beginning, it will attract your attention, which shows that the voices are quite loud.

This matter concerns Your Majesty, so even if it is a private discussion, who would speak so loudly? "

"this……"

Feng Bo finally understood what Feng Zhong meant. His expression changed slightly, but he still said with some disbelief, "Perhaps it's out of righteous indignation. After all, Your Majesty's leaving the capital incognito at this time of year is not the behavior of a wise ruler. People of insight will naturally be outraged when they hear of this."

"snort."

Feng Zhong snorted, not knowing how to explain it to him.

But his disappointing son happened to be invited, happened to be sitting in the hall, and happened to be talked about next to him, and was very indignant.

Is it really such a coincidence?

However, on the surface, this matter seems to be flawless, because no one has set a rule that prohibits such coincidences.

Then he asked again: "Do you know who was being talked about at that time?"

As expected, Feng Bo shook his head when he heard this. "I didn't pay attention to this. When my children and others heard about it, we didn't believe it at first, so we sent people to inquire about it, and then we found out that it really happened.

So I came back and told my brother.”

At this time, Feng Kan, who was standing next to him, said, "That's true. When Ah-Ching told me that, I was a little skeptical. But I knew it was a serious matter, so I went out with Ah-Ching to inquire about it. Only after we knew the news was true did we come back to tell my father."

Then, he couldn't help but ask, "Father, do you think we've been taken advantage of?"

Feng Zhong's expression eased a lot at this time, but from what Feng Kan and Feng Bo said, it seemed that they were being targeted and used just like him.

But there was no collusion with anyone.

On this point, he understood that these two rebellious sons would not dare to hide it from him.

But he did not answer Feng Kan's question, but continued to ask: "So, did you also hear about Liu Shaoqing and others' affairs in the world from passers-by?"

After hearing this, the two of them nodded together.