Soon, Yun Zheng and his group arrived outside the Beilu Pass.
Looking at these petitioners sitting on the ground like hens incubating eggs, Yun Zheng couldn't help but snort.
There are always people in this world who don’t know what’s going on!
Some people always think that everyone should respect the so-called great scholars.
It's a pity that he never takes such people seriously.
Want to use public opinion to influence your will?
Naive and ridiculous!
Yun Zheng's eyes swept through the group of people sitting in silence.
A rough estimate is that there are at least three hundred people here.
"Why are there so few people?"
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Yun Zheng frowned and asked Zuo Ren, "Are all the people who came to petition here?"
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After listening to Yun Zheng's words, Ye Zi and Miao Yin were speechless.
So he thinks there are too few people coming?
Could it be that he still expects tens of thousands of people to come and petition?
Zuo Ren replied respectfully: "All the petitioners are here, and the one who led it is Gao Shizhen."
As he spoke, Zuo Ren pointed to Gao Shizhen who was sitting quietly in the front row.
They were still a little far away, and Yun Zheng couldn't see Gao Shizhen's appearance clearly.
However, this is not important to Yun Zheng.
He just needs to know who Gao Shizhen is.
"After this is over, you should control your temper a little."
Ye Zi followed Yun Zheng and whispered, "Even if you don't want to fight for the throne, don't ruin your reputation."
Reputation is important to ordinary people, let alone to someone like Yun Zheng who holds great power?
If Yun Zheng killed all these people, he would definitely be branded as cruel and inhumane.
In the future, how many talented people will be willing to come to Shuobei to work for Yun Zheng?
How many of the poor people inside the Great Wall dare to move to Shuobei?
"Don't worry, I know my limits!"
Yun Zheng smiled casually, "This matter is really not as serious as you think! I told you, they can't represent the nobles of the world! I have plenty of ways to deal with these idiots who have read so much that their brains have become stupid!"
Yun Zheng was very contemptuous and didn't take these people seriously at all.
A scholar is good for nothing!
This is the kind of scholar I'm talking about!
Looking at Yun Zheng's casual look, Ye Zi couldn't help but worry secretly.
Please don't make a big deal out of this.
She didn't want to ruin Yun Zheng's reputation because of this incident.
Yun Zheng defeated Beihuan and revitalized Shuobei. He should be praised and respected by the world.
Seeing Yun Zheng walking over surrounded by the crowd, the people sitting on the ground also looked over.
Although none of these people had seen Yun Zheng before, almost everyone guessed that the person walking towards them was King Jingbei Yun Zheng.
Gao Shizhen naturally guessed Yun Zheng's identity.
A faint smile flashed across Gao Shizhen's face, but he quickly concealed it, still looking as calm as a mountain.
He knew that Yun Zheng would definitely come in person!
Gao Shizhen was secretly happy, and the scholars who were accompanying him were also secretly happy.
Most of the people who followed Gao Shizhen to petition this time came for the purpose of becoming famous.
During the Dagan Dynasty, there were two main ways to enter the officialdom.
First, pass the strict imperial examination of the imperial court.
Second, obtain recommendation from officials in the court.
Almost all of them have participated in the imperial examinations.
However, most people failed to pass the imperial examination and did not even gain any fame.
In this case, if you want to enter the officialdom, you must get recommendation from others.
If you want to be recommended by others, you naturally need a certain reputation.
After all, there are so many scholars in the world, and there are countless scholars without any official titles. Why would others recommend a person who has no reputation at all?
Whether Yun Zheng agreed to their petition was not very important to them.
As long as they participated in this matter, it would be beneficial to their reputation even if Yun Zheng did not agree to their petition.
After you go back, tell people about this, and you'll gain fame, right?
Anyway, with Gao Shizhen, a great scholar of the time, around, even if Yun Zheng is a prince, he should not dare to do anything to them.
While everyone was secretly happy, Yun Zheng had already walked in front of them.
Yun Zheng looked Gao Shizhen up and down.
The old man's hair is almost completely white, but he doesn't look like a frail man.
On the contrary, the old man looks quite energetic.
The Confucian robe was kept very clean, giving off a sense of detachment.
It seems that he does have the bearing of a great scholar.
"Are you the King of Jingbei?"
Gao Shizhen raised his eyes and looked at Yun Zheng, but did not stand up and continued to sit on the ground.
"It is this king!"
Yun Zheng's eyes fell on Gao Shizhen, and he asked knowingly, "Who are you?"
Gao Shizhen said calmly: "My name is Gao Shizhen, Your Majesty should have heard of him!"
"You are Gao Shizhen!"
Yun Zheng suddenly realized, and asked calmly: "Gao Shizhen, how do you think you compare to Lord Zhang Huai?"
There were quite a few people in the Dagan Dynasty who considered themselves great scholars.
But the only three recognized great Confucian scholars are Zhang Huai, Gao Shizhen and Wu Dao.
Gao Shizhen didn't expect Yun Zheng to compare him with Zhang Huai right away. After a brief silence, he replied calmly, "Master Zhang is the emperor's teacher. His knowledge is unrivaled in the world. Naturally, I dare not compare myself with Master Zhang."
"Really?"
Yun Zheng raised his lips, but his expression suddenly fell. "Even Elder Zhang doesn't dare to call himself 'old man' in front of me. How dare you call yourself 'old man' in front of me?"
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, Gao Shizhen couldn't help but smile slightly.
It turned out that Yun Zheng was waiting for him here!
Gao Shizhen snorted in his heart, but his face remained expressionless, "I was wrong."
"That's more like it."
Yun Zheng glanced at Gao Shizhen calmly and asked, "I heard that you are one of the three great scholars of the time?"
"I don't deserve to be a great scholar!"
Gao Shizhen said calmly: "I am just a poor old man who has read a few more books."
Although he spoke calmly, his every move was filled with arrogance.
Obviously, Gao Shizhen was still very proud of the title of "great scholar".
"Really?"
Yun Zheng glanced at Gao Shizhen with a half-smile, then asked, "Does Mr. Gao have any achievements?"
"No!"
Gao Shizhen shook his head and said proudly: "In my eyes, fame, wealth and honor are nothing but passing clouds! What I seek is to establish my mind for the world, to establish my destiny for the people, to carry on the lost knowledge of the past sages, and to bring peace to the world for all eternity..."
Although Gao Shizhen is old, he stands straight.
It looks like he has some character.
Gao Shizhen was still chattering on and on about his "lofty ideals".
However, Yun Zheng could no longer listen.
"Stop!"
Yun Zheng raised his hand to stop Gao Shizhen, "Since you are regarded as a great scholar, you should be familiar with the etiquette and laws of our dynasty, right?"
"nature!"
Gao Shizhen replied indifferently.
Yun Zheng raised his eyebrows and smiled, then asked, "May I ask, Elder Gao, how should a person without any achievements perform when meeting this king?"
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