Chapter 1174 If the mountain doesn’t come to me, I will go to the mountain
Everyone was shocked.
This was the place they had agreed upon. Only Mr. Jian’s students knew about it, and outsiders had no way of knowing it.
Who is it?
Everyone hurriedly pushed the door open and saw a middleman standing in the middle of the yard. He was dressed richly and looked quite prestigious.
He stood in the middle of the yard, his hands behind his back, looking at the young students with a smile.
These students have been very cautious these days, and everyone immediately surrounded them: "Who are you?"
The man smiled and said, "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is, do you really want to clear the grievances for Elder Jian and the Jian family?"
The older student said in a deep voice, "Of course!"
"We must not let the teacher's family die unjustly like this!"
"The teacher is innocent!"
The man looked at them, nodded, and said, "Very good. You are doing this, it is worth it that Mr. Jian still thinks of you."
Everyone was shocked: "What did you say? You are——"
"Yes, I was sent by Jian Ruocheng, the second son of the Jian family."
"Second Young Master? Where is he?!"
"We want to see him?"
"Is he, is he safe and sound?"
The man looked at them, nodded, and said, "Very good. You are doing this, it is worth it that Master Jian is still thinking about you. I can't tell you where he is right now, but what I can tell you is that he is now isolated and helpless, and in great pain."
“…”
"The injustice suffered by the Jian family was caused by the imperial court and the emperor. I believe you are all well aware of this."
When everyone heard this, they all nodded.
"Yes, that notice outside is just a trick to deceive the ignorant people, but we are not so easily fooled!"
"Back then, the emperor wanted to execute the entire family of the teacher just because of a word he said. He was only prevented from doing so by public pressure. But we know that he has always held a grudge against Elder Jian. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dismissed the Second Young Master from his post, and even now the Jian family has suffered such a disaster!"
"We must seek justice for our teacher and the Second Young Master!"
The smile in the man's eyes deepened.
He nodded and said, "Very good. If I tell you that he needs you now, what will you do?"
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly said, "Of course we have to help him!"
"That's right, we won't sit idly by!"
"Where is the Second Young Master?"
The man said with satisfaction: "The Second Young Master has already left Peking."
"What? He left Peking? Then he—"
"I can't tell you where he is yet, because walls have ears, but I can take you there. Only—"
"Just what?"
"But are you willing? You know, if you go to him, you have to leave Peking and everything here!"
Everyone hurriedly said: "We are not afraid!"
"Beiping was never our home originally. We moved north because Mr. Jian followed the emperor to move the capital. In fact, our roots are not here."
"That's good."
The man smiled and said, "Perhaps, the place you are going to will be the place you want."
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After a few days, all the reports from various places were delivered to the Imperial Study.
Zhu Feng took a few glances.
"So, the overall situation has stabilized?"
"Yes."
He Yi stood in front of the imperial desk and nodded calmly.
This matter, which originally caused them the most anxiety, has now been resolved, but neither of them looked relieved.
On the contrary, there was an even heavier look in his eyes.
Because - drinking poison to quench thirst, adding boiling water to stop boiling.
What they solved was only the immediate problem. Next, they will face more serious problems.
Zhu Feng asked, "So, has public opinion been brought under control?"
He Yi said, "Public sentiment has been largely brought under control. Notices have been posted throughout the city, and the government has also deployed additional personnel. Most of the people have already accepted this 'fact'. However—"
"But what?"
"However, in the past two days, a large number of students have left Beiping City."
"student?"
Zhu Feng frowned: "Master Jian's student?"
"Yes."
"Why did they leave?"
"It's true that these people originally came to Peking with Master Jian. Now that Master Jian has been in trouble, these students have dispersed and naturally want to return to their hometowns."
Zhu Feng frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Didn't I say before that the Imperial College should take in these students?"
"Some went to the Imperial College, but most insisted on leaving."
“…”
"Before, during the chaos at the Jian family's funeral hall, we arrested some people, but we couldn't keep them locked up forever. After we released them, they complained a lot and may have instigated some people."
Zhu Feng's breath sank for a moment.
At that time, Nan Yan had indeed told him that if no clear crime was uncovered, he should release these students as soon as possible to avoid causing further unrest. Now that they had been released, the unrest seemed to have not subsided.
He Yi thought for a moment and added, "However, their departure from Peking has indeed eased the current situation considerably. However, I believe that we should not take these people lightly."
Zhu Feng said, "Send some people to keep an eye on them. If they make any moves, report them as soon as possible."
"yes."
He Yi responded, and couldn't help but look up at him.
Zhu Feng asked, "What's wrong?"
"No, it's alright. I'll take my leave."
He Yi bowed and walked out. Eunuch Yu was waiting outside. The two nodded when they met. He Yi said, "Eunuch, the emperor seems to be in better condition these past two days."
Eunuch Yu said, "The Emperor has been resting in the cold palace these past two days."
"oh?"
He Yi raised an eyebrow, a hint of smile in his eyes: "No wonder. But, is the imperial concubine still refusing to leave the cold palace?"
"Yes, Her Majesty the Queen can only send all the things in Yikun Palace to the Cold Palace."
“There’s also this.”
He Yi laughed dumbly and said, "If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to the mountain. The emperor is really good to the concubine-"
Eunuch Yu sighed, "I just hope this matter can just be over."
He Yi glanced at him and smiled without saying anything.
I thought to myself, this matter is not going to be so easy.
There is no one who doesn't want to explore the past that he doesn't remember or has forgotten, let alone someone like Zhu Feng. The reason why he is keeping silent now is simply because Prince Ning's rebellion came too suddenly, and now there are so many difficult problems.
Once these things are dealt with, he will definitely bring up the old things again.
He Yi was about to turn around and leave, but he looked around and said, "Hey, I don't think I've seen Xiao Shunzi serving the emperor recently."
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