Just as Yun Zheng was about to tell the story of the crimes of Xu Tianze and the other three, a guard ran into the hall and shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty, many students are marching on the streets and are now heading towards the palace gate." The guard came in, knelt down and started reporting with a panic on his face.
When Emperor Gan heard this, he looked directly at Xu Tianze. Xu Tianze was stunned at first, but when he looked up at Emperor Gan, he knew that he was asking him whether it was something he had arranged.
However, the notice was only posted at a later time, and now that the court had just started, the people he arranged should not have posted the notice yet.
Afterwards, Xu Tianze looked around again and saw that the Xian Wang and his men also had puzzled expressions on their faces. There was a probing look in their eyes when they looked at him, so he knew that it must be the person behind the scenes who had done something wrong.
"Do you know what these students are shouting?" Xu Tianze looked at the panicked guard.
If it has come to the point of marching and demonstrating, they will definitely shout out their purpose.
"That's right." The guard looked at Emperor Gan hesitantly, not knowing whether he should speak.
"Speak." Emperor Gan frowned and stared at the guard with dissatisfaction.
The more critical the moment, the more the guard procrastinates. Coupled with what happened last night, Monkie is becoming increasingly useless.
"That's right, the Imperial Academy is corrupt, and the students are being used as free labor for repairs."
Before the guard finished speaking, the sound of whispering suddenly arose, and the court suddenly became like a vegetable market, with constant noise.
Xu Tianze laughed out loud after hearing this. It was really good. He really didn't give him some time. It seemed that his approach was still gentle.
After laughing, Xu Tianze strode forward and gave the Minister of Rites a push, then looked at Emperor Gan: "Your Majesty, please send someone to wait for the students at the palace gate. Then explain that this matter is currently being discussed in the court. I will bring someone to explain it to the students after the court is dismissed."
"Aze, no." As soon as the virtuous king heard Xu Tianze's words, he immediately stopped him.
Things have come to this point, so it is natural that there is a traitor among them. Anyone can go out and face everyone today, except Xu Tianze, the leader.
Otherwise, Xu Tianze might be hurt by angry and irrational students, which is something he doesn't want to see.
Long Musi and Song Yu on the side also wanted to speak up to stop them, and even the Minister of Rites who was kneeling on the ground was ready to speak up.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Examination Hall is not well maintained, and many officials are corrupt and accepting bribes. This is solid evidence. I have already prepared a list." Seeing that everyone was about to speak, Xu Tianze spoke first and presented the list in his hands with both hands.
Emperor Gan looked at Xu Tianze with deep eyes. He naturally knew that Xu Tianze wanted to fill the gap directly, but according to the plan, four people should present it at the same time.
It is also to share some of the pressure. Now Xu Tianze wants to take all the responsibilities directly. After this, the people behind him will probably not tolerate Xu Tianze to live.
"Your Majesty, please check." Seeing that Emperor Gan did not move, Xu Tianze shouted again in a deep voice, while looking up and shaking his head at Emperor Gan.
The most important thing right now is to calm public anger. What will happen next will at most be more assassinations. With the support of many parties, he will be able to escape danger even if he is poisoned.
Emperor Gan held his breath, but still asked Eunuch Quan to bring up the list.
"Xu Tianze, do you know what it means once the people on this list are made public?" Emperor Gan took a quick glance at the list and looked at Xu Tianze again.
He gave Xu Tianze another chance. As long as Xu Tianze regretted it, even if he said no, he would remove this person from the list.
"Since I dare to do it, I am naturally prepared to bear the consequences." Xu Tianze raised his head and looked around, then saluted Emperor Gan again.
The ministers just thought that what Xu Tianze said was that he could add himself to the list and be responsible for the evidence he investigated.
Only Long Musi and others who were involved knew what the preparations Xu Tianze was talking about were.
"Your Majesty." King Xian and Song Yu spoke one after another.
Even the prince did not dare to stay out of it at this time. When it was time to retreat, the prince would naturally retreat, but when it came to major issues, he still knew right from wrong.
"Come here, take him to jail." Emperor Gan ignored the virtuous king and his men and gave orders directly.
As soon as the guards came in, they dragged away many ministers without giving them any chance to argue. The skillfulness of their actions and the clarity of their goals seemed as if they had been planned in advance.
"Dismiss the court." Emperor Gan said and was the first to stand up and leave.
When passing by Xu Tianze, he paused for a moment, but left without saying anything.
"Farewell, Your Majesty." Xu Tianze knelt down and shouted.
The other court officials also knelt on the ground and shouted to Emperor Gan, bidding him farewell.
The virtuous king was about to kneel down and shout together when he was pulled up by Xu Tianze and left the hall directly without paying any attention to the ministers who were still kneeling in the hall.
The students must have arrived outside the palace gate, so he needed to go over and deal with it quickly to avoid any further trouble.
"Ajiang, I know my limits. There were some special things last night. I will tell you in detail after the student issue is resolved." Xu Tianze pulled the King out and explained to him.
He also noticed the worry on the virtuous king's face, so he spoke up to secretly remind the virtuous king, otherwise he planned to reveal it when he finally returned.
After all, this palace has really become like a huge sieve under your Majesty's neglect.
When the wise king heard Xu Tianze's words and saw the seriousness on Xu Tianze's face, he felt a little relieved.
Knowing that this palace was not a place to talk, he nodded and followed Xu Tianze's force towards the palace gate.
When he arrived at the palace gate, Xu Tianze saw Meng Qi and the guards stopping the students. He breathed a sigh of relief and walked outside.
"Look, Master Xu is coming out."
Someone in the crowd shouted, and the noisy crowd suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Xu Tianze who came out.
Seeing that the people around him had anxious and indignant expressions, but were just looking at him quietly and did not speak first, Xu Tianze was mentally prepared.
He also knew that the reason these people acted like this was not entirely because of him, but because they were looking at the Xu family, the Xu family with two third-place scholars and one second-place scholar, the Xu family that the people knew was incorruptible.
Even if Xu Tianze doesn't admit it in his heart, in the eyes of the people, he is still the descendant of the Xu family. Now he has to use his identity as the descendant of the Xu family to persuade and comfort the students.
"Everyone, I already know why you are here. The three princes, the Duke of Zhenguo and I have noticed this matter long ago." Xu Tianze paused here to give everyone time to react.
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