"I am the current imperial tutor, Xie Xiru."
This self-introduction immediately exploded in the crowd, and the noise was suddenly deafening.
"This is the drum for the emperor to hear the news. I hope the sound of the drum can reach the heaven to show the heart of this old minister who dares to make the request."
After Xie Xiru finished speaking, he took out the article he had written last night and recited it in public.
The common people were confused by what they heard, but almost all the students burst into tears, especially the dozen or so who had blocked the door in the morning and were ready to question Xie Xiru. They immediately knelt on the ground in the direction of Xie Xiru and banged their heads on the ground.
At this time, two officials suddenly walked out of the palace gate. They were the chief and deputy envoys of the Chayansi. The chief envoy’s surname was Sun and the deputy envoy’s surname was Tian.
The two walked up to Xie Xiru, bowed with an embarrassed look on their faces and said, "Sir, why are you doing this?"
Sun and Tian were also unlucky. The Chayansi itself was an unimportant government office that was only responsible for handling internal and external memorials. To put it bluntly, it was responsible for sorting out memorials from officials.
But when this incident happened today, they were sent by the Third Prince to take the blame. They really have a hard time.
"Sir, we were negligent in not presenting your memorial to the emperor. Please return to the Taifu Mansion first. I will go and apologize after I present the memorial."
Xie Xiru smiled indifferently. We were all fish in the same pond, so who wouldn’t be aware of the tricks involved?
"My two colleagues, I have no intention of making things difficult for you. I understand that you are following orders, but no one can stop me from seeing the emperor today."
After Xie Xiru finished speaking, he lifted the corner of his robe and knelt down towards the palace gate. "I will kneel here today. I will not stand up until I receive the imperial edict written by the emperor himself."
"This student swears to support the Grand Tutor till death." This was Xu Mingyan's voice. After he finished speaking, he knelt down in the crowd.
"We swear to support our Lord Grand Tutor until death." The people along the entire long street all knelt on the ground, and their shouts resounded through the sky, high-pitched and passionate.
"Waste!" When Qi Yixuan heard the guard's report, he threw the teacup in his hand to the ground.
"Is Xie Xiru planning to force the emperor to revolt?!"
Yu Tai stood there with an embarrassed look on his face. If Xie Xiru really rebelled, they could capture him with a legitimate reason. But now, in front of everyone, they were afraid that they couldn't even touch him.
"Why don't you ask the Emperor to issue an edict to let you preside over the palace examination? Wouldn't that shut Xie Xiru up?" Zou Guanghong suggested.
Yuan Lun couldn't help but sneer in his heart, this Zou Guanghong is really a fool.
At this time, a guard came in and handed a piece of paper to Qi Yixuan.
Qi Yixuan unfolded it and read it quickly. He sneered and shook the document in one hand. "Xie Xiru, this old man, has established the banner of a loyal minister with just one sentence of '*******, *******'. He is indeed a cunning old man."
Yuan Lun took the article and frowned deeply after reading it.
As a role model for scholars all over the world, Xie Xiru’s literary talent is naturally unquestionable, but this essay can be said to be extremely brilliant and profound in conception.
"Since Xie Xiru wants to walk into the cage and fall into the trap himself, let him in." A female voice came from the door.
"Your humble servant greets the Imperial Concubine." Everyone knelt down and saluted.
"Everyone, get up."
Qi Yixuan took two steps forward, "Mother, why are you here?"
"With the situation outside so chaotic, how can I remain indifferent?"
"Mother, what did you mean just now...?"
Imperial Concubine Yu curled her lips and smiled, "Since Xie Xiru wants to see the emperor so much, let him see him, but..."
"Only he can come in alone."
Yu Tai led the imperial guards out of the Duanhua Gate. As soon as he came out, he saw Dai Zhengqi and immediately walked over angrily.
"Master Dai, as the commander of the Jinwu Guard, how dare you neglect your duties!"
Dai Zhengqi looked at him with a fake smile, "Sir Yu, the Jinwu Guard is responsible for protecting the safety of the imperial city. I really don't know where to start when you talk about dereliction of duty."
"With so many people gathered here, won't there be any danger?" Yu Tai pointed at the crowd and said angrily.
Dai Zhengqi spread his hands and looked at him puzzledly, "So didn't the general send the Jinwu Guards to maintain order?"
"you!"
What Grand Tutor Xie did today clearly showed that he had completely torn his relationship with the Third Prince. Why should Dai Zhengqi continue to pretend? Anyway, he no longer wanted to play along with the Third Prince's group.
Yu Tai snorted coldly, and without continuing to argue with him, he turned and walked towards Xie Xiru.
Xie Xiru was still kneeling there. After Yu Tai passed by, he deliberately stood in front of him, so that Xie Xiru looked like he was kneeling to Yu Tai.
When Gu Feirui saw this scene, veins popped up on his neck. He stood up and rushed towards Yu Tai.
"General Gu, you are so aggressive, are you going to fight me?" As soon as the words fell, all the guards behind Yu Tai drew their swords from their waists and were ready for battle.
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the crowd: "They have drawn their swords, we can't let them hurt Master Xie!"
This sentence was shouted by Xu Mingyan. He knew that these people dared not do anything to Master Xie, but he just wanted to take the opportunity to muddy the waters and prevent the other party from succeeding.
"Don't hurt Master Xie! Don't hurt Master Xie!" The shouts of the crowd were getting louder and louder. The crowd that had just been blocked by the Jinwu Guards became more and more emotional, and even a little out of control.
Looking at the excited people, Yu Tai's face turned pale with anger. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, he turned his head with an angry face and shouted behind him: "Hurry up and put your swords back into the sheath!"
After the guards all closed their swords, Yu Tai knelt down helplessly in front of Xie Xiru, "Sir, you'd better get up. Kneeling like this is not a good idea."
Xie Xiru didn't even look at him, but just knelt there straight.
Yu Tai closed his eyes, took a deep breath, cursed "old thing" in his heart, then opened his lapel, took out something, and handed it to Xie Xiru.
"Master Taifu, this is a letter from the Emperor. Please read it and follow me into the palace."
Xie Xiru then turned his gaze to Yu Tai, took the letter from his hand, unfolded it, and read it quickly.
Although the handwriting was a little sloppy, it was indeed written by the emperor himself. As a close minister of the emperor for many years, he would not make a mistake on this point.
"Xiu Yi." Xie Xiru called out, "Help me up."
Gu Xiuyi hurried forward to help him up, and Gu Lingze also came over and squatted directly in front of Xie Xiru, gathering his spiritual power in his palms and rubbing his knees.
Yesterday he had suggested that his mother sew two pads for his grandfather to tie around his legs, but his grandfather refused to do anything and said that he should not be a hypocrite who deceives himself and others and pretends to be nice.
He came up with this idea just to force Qi Yixuan to reveal his true colors, but his grandfather was a truly upright and honest man, a teacher who would plead for the world.
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