Du Jingtong's eyes were filled with pity. He wanted to struggle a bit, "Really? There's no way to save him?"
"Sir Du, someone must be held responsible for this matter. This is their own fault. Imprisoning court officials and challenging the court shows that they really don't take His Majesty seriously." Song Yushu spoke bluntly.
After all, Du Jingtong was a scholar, and he could understand the frustration of scholars, but he had to admit that those scholars were really too bold.
Not only did they break the law, but they also committed serious offenses. Even if the emperor wanted to protect these scholars, there was nothing he could do.
If this situation is allowed to continue without punishment, then in the future, the court officials can be imprisoned if they are dissatisfied?
Writing a letter to the people or a letter of rebellion is not fatal. What is fatal is imprisoning court officials and threatening them to do things. For those who will enter the court in the future, this is something they should not do.
Jiang Shouli also advised Du Jingtong, "Brother Jingtong, what Censor Song said is right. It takes a lot of effort to save some of them. Don't get stuck on this!"
After being persuaded by the two, Du Jingtong finally sighed and said, "Never mind, I'm just overthinking it. What should we do next?"
"Master Du, you need to work with these scholars to come up with a list of those who can be rescued and persuade them." Song Yushu looked directly at Du Jingtong. "If persuasion fails, we will have to resort to extraordinary measures."
Du Jingtong suddenly looked up and looked at Song Yushu in disbelief. He then glanced at Jiang Shouli and asked, "Is this how your Supervisory Commission conducts its investigations?"
Even Jiang Shouli was speechless. He finally understood why Du Jingtong was so sympathetic to those scholars. It seemed like they were just the same kind of people.
They can write anti-government letters, write letters to all people, and imprison the prefect of Jingzhao. Aren’t their actions extraordinary measures?
"Du Jingtong, if your mother wasn't a princess, I don't think you'd live to this age!" Jiang Shouli rolled his eyes. "They're allowed to use extraordinary measures, but we're not? We're saving them!"
Du Jingtong opened his mouth slightly after being scolded, but in the end he said nothing. Sometimes he was a little stubborn and couldn't adapt, and his mother also said so.
"Sir Du, sometimes good knowledge does not mean good character, nor does it mean that he will be a pillar of the country in the future. Please consider it carefully. The dean and I must receive the list you give tomorrow." Song Yushu continued to talk about the previous topic.
After listening to this, Du Jingtong glanced at Jiang Shouli.
Jiang Shouli nodded. Du Jingtong thought for a while, then immediately stood up and left.
Jiang Shouli looked at Du Jingtong's departing figure and shook his head slightly. "I don't know how he became the Minister of Rites. He has no brains at all."
She had a headache when it came to Song Yushu. When she discussed it with Lu Zhixing, they screened and screened again and again. When they had no other choice, they could only choose Du Jingtong.
The imperial examinations were in a mess, and the Crown Prince and Prince Yu's Lin Mansion controlled the changes of officials in the court. They urgently needed such a stubborn official to take over and rectify the government. Because Du Jingtong came from a prominent family, the various forces did not dare to touch him no matter how dissatisfied they were.
Who knew he was such an idealistic person? Because he loved talent, he didn't care about anything?
Song Yushu had a reasonable suspicion that Jiang Shouli was staring at her when he spoke. She pretended not to know and said, "If you have time to complain about him, you might as well intensify the investigation of those scholars."
"Didn't you ask Du Jingtong to investigate and discuss in detail?" Jiang Siyuan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.
"Do you think he can come up with a final result after a detailed discussion?" Song Yushu shrugged, not hiding his distrust of Du Jingtong at all. "Or, do you think the person he discussed in detail is really suitable to stay?"
These words made both father and son fall into deep thought.
Before, they would never have thought too much about it. After all, Du Jingtong's abilities were obvious to all. He was well-read and had been a child prodigy since childhood.
But looking at it today, it’s not that he doesn’t trust them, it’s just that Du Jingtong has too much expectation and trust in these scholars.
"This matter has become so serious, there must be a few troublemakers involved, and they are quite capable. It is hard to say whether Lord Du will not protect them." Song Yushu sighed lightly.
This is not a fair modern world. Under the current political situation, those troublemakers may have other ideas, and keeping them may lead to other hidden dangers.
Jiang Siyuan stared at Song Yushu with a sullen expression. He had originally thought Song Yushu was kind, but now it seemed he was also someone who only cared about the situation and his own interests. "Then what did you ask Lord Du to discuss? Wouldn't it be fine if he just followed your ideas? Why bother with all this unnecessary trouble?"
Oh, you are resentful towards yourself.
Song Yushu raised his eyebrows and walked closer to Jiang Siyuan with his hands folded. "Since you all have opinions about me, fine, you can save them yourselves. I won't do such a thankless task."
Seeing that Song Yushu was really leaving without saying anything, Jiang Shouli quickly spoke up, "Censor Song, why are you arguing with my son? He's just a stubborn person, what does he know?"
Song Yushu snorted coldly, turned around and stared at Jiang Siyuan, "You and Lord Du are the same kind of people. You were born into wealthy and powerful families. You have never suffered injustice, and others treat you with respect. The world you see is clean."
"But do you know how dark this world is? Do you know how much it costs for those below to climb up?"
"Just because you say they're not knowledgeable, you're going to give up on them? Just because you say someone has bad character, they're definitely bad?"
"Have you ever had trouble with your three meals a day? Have you ever worried about your family's livelihood?"
Song Yushu asked questions repeatedly, pressing forward step by step, and grabbed Jiang Siyuan's collar, "No, you never will. You wear silk and satin, wield swords worth thousands of gold, and you point fingers at all those who struggle to survive like aloof people!"
Jiang Siyuan was pressed step by step by Song Yushu and leaned against the corner, unable to say a word, while Jiang Shouli covered his face and lamented why his stupid son had to provoke Song Yushu.
Although Song Yushu grew up under the care of her godfather, she also suffered a lot in life. Compared with them, who had been living a life of luxury and had never had to worry about other people's faces since childhood, she was in a world of difference.
She was just a little better off than the average city girl, as she didn't have to worry about getting married in her teens.
These days, Jiang Siyuan has been keeping his distance from Song Yushu because of the strange thoughts in his mind. He didn't expect to have such close contact with Song Yushu today.
Those bright eyes looked straight at him, and Jiang Siyuan's heart suddenly stopped, as if he was about to drown in them...
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